Unsatisfied desire is in itself more desirable than any other satisfaction.

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

It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.

Life is like a library owned by the author. In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him.

All of us are products of our childhood.

If you have been sunned through and through like an apricot on a wall from your earliest days, you are oversensitive to any withdrawal of heat.

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

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.

Luxury is not a necessity to me, but beautiful and good things are.

love the life you live.live the life you love.

If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.

If I get married, I want to be very married.

Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.

The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first.