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

It would please me best if, at the last, a marble stone shall record that this Queen having lived such and such a time, lived and died a virgin.

Time ripens all things; no one is born wise.

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them

First, then, God, being all-just, wishes to do justice; being all-wise, knows what justice is; being all-powerful, can do justice. Why then injustice?

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

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

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

The 'good old times'-all times, when old, are good.

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.

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

Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life.

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

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

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

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

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.

Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.

Diamonds are a girls best friend.