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

Certain signs precede certain events.

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.

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

When all life is seen as divine, everyone grows wings.

There is no worse bitterness than to reach the end of your life and realized you have not lived.

By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.

To one extent, if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.

Diamonds are a girls best friend.

Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.

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

I desire to live in peace and to continue the life I have begun under the motto 'to live well you must live unseen'

I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

Speed and efficiency do not always increase the quality of life.

In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.