Diamonds are a girls best friend.

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.

The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space within to be lived in.

Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools, and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer.

Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.

My life didn't please me, so I created my life.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.

Live to the point of tears.

To be interested in the changing seasons is . . . a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice.

Wrinkles are engraved smiles.

Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?

The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

For life in general, there is but one decree: youth is a blunder, manhood a struggle, old age a regret.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

The gentleman understands rightousness, the petty man understands interest.

Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, and I'm going to be happy in it.

Life should be great rather than long.