The knowledge of oneself will preserve that person from vanity.

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

My art and profession is to live.

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

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

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

During your life, never stop dreaming. No one can take away your dreams

Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.

Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.

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

The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.

The worldly comforts are not for me. I am like a traveller, who takes rest under a tree in the shade and then goes on his way.

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

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included

When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons! What else ya got?

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

What goes up must come down.

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding... And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy

Crude classifications and false generalizations are the curse of organized life.

It's only terrible to have nothing to wait for.