You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

The pleasure of the moment begins to wither almost as soon as it blossoms; our pleasures are soon swallowed up in time's relentless torrent.

Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child, the child to the woman, the woman to the man, the man to the devil!

I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.

If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.

Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.

Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

We all owe death a life.

Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.

The future starts today, not tomorrow.

If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.

Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.

The way to know life is to love many things.

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

First, then, God, being all-just, wishes to do justice; being all-wise, knows what justice is; being all-powerful, can do justice. Why then injustice?

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

It takes a long time to grow young.

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.