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.
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life.
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.
Mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.
The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.
I desire to live in peace and to continue the life I have begun under the motto 'to live well you must live unseen'
Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.
Insanity in individuals is rare - but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.
He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.
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.
Life's a journey, not a destination.
Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.
The 'good old times'-all times, when old, are good.
Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
