Don't be concerned others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.
A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life
Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Pain don't hurt.
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes.
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?
I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of more value than all the pleasures of youth.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air
I can't wait to figure out what is wrong with me, so I can say this is the way that I used to be.
Each life makes its own immitation of immortality.
The natural world is the greatest source of excitement. The greatest source of visual beauty. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.
This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.
There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.
Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.