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.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.

If it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing.

I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.

Your belief in God is merely an escape from your monotonous, stupid and cruel life.

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

Wrinkles are engraved smiles.

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of more value than all the pleasures of youth.

The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

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

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.

To do a great right do a little wrong.

I'm not sure I'm adult yet.

Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.

Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.

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.

All that happens means something; nothing you do is ever insignificant.

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.