Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.

Insanity in individuals is rare - but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.

Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.

If it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing.

One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

Do not wait for the last judgment. It comes every day.

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included

People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion

If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.

A tragedy means always a man's struggle with that which is stronger than man.

He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how.

All my life I used to wonder what I would become when I grew up. Then, about seven years ago, I realized that I was never going to grow up - that growing is an ever ongoing process.

In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.

History has shown there are no invincible armies.

Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

Live your life as an Exclamation rather than an Explanation

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.