What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
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!
Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.
The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.
I want to feel my life while I'm in it.
If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what such an existence can give, the higher values of life at once disappear.
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
The 'good old times'-all times, when old, are good.
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
There's place and means for every man alive.
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them
Is it not enough that 'things are cruel and blind'? Must we also be cruel and blind?
Some people are desperately looking for scapegoats, they just don't want to see the truth!
Old age is the only disease you dont want to be cured of.
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.
Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.
Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.
We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.
The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.