But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad," replied Martin.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.

Más importante que empezar bien nuestro caminar con Dios es terminar bien la obra.

To sleep! perchance to dream ay there's the rub For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil Must give us pause.

Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity.

Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.

There's always a balance, I think, any administration has to find in not just the military but in any agency of government.

I don't think there's any thrill in the world like doing work you're good at.

Some were beggars, some were kings, and some were masters of the arts. But in their shame they're all the same, these men with broken hearts.

It is difficult to tell how much men's minds are conciliated by a kind manner and gentle speech.

The history of the universe is, in effect, a huge and ongoing quantum computation. The universe is a quantum computer.

Education is not filling