A man should keep for himself a little back shop, all his own, quite unadulterated, in which he establishes his true freedom and chief place of seclusion and solitude.

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

I can’t believe I’ve missed this sport. It’s all about fingering holes and caressing balls.

The foundation of a financial fresh start actually has nothing to do with money or specific financial dos and don'ts.

A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits.

Nothing is more logical than persecution. Religious tolerance is a kind of infidelity.

Let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are.

The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.

My history teacher was so old, he taught from memory.

A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify.

I have always known that it comes from deep within myself. I always knew what sound I wanted, and how I wanted to play. I knew everything, it just had to be developed.

I decided I would put off the novel until I had gone to Europe and had a lover, and that I would never learn a word of shorthand. If I never learned shorthand I would never have to use it.