If it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing.

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

Shame is an ornament to the young; a disgrace to the old.

Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.

The more you live in the present moment, the more the fear of death disappears.

Life has a certain flavour for those who have fought and risked all that the sheltered and protected can never experience.

It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.

Don't be concerned others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

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

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

The way to know life is to love many things.

Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.

I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.

True spirituality has its basis in moral life, which in turn is based on contem-plation.

I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.

A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

Certain signs precede certain events.

Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed