Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything.

Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience of life, and not philosophy, which produces real hatred of mankind.

No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance.

He who has the courage to laugh is almost as much a master of the world as he who is ready to die.

It's interesting to observe that almost all truly worthy men have simple manners, and that simple manners are almost always taken as a sign of little worth

People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are not.

Ignorance is the greatest source of happiness.

The most solid pleasure in this life is the empty pleasure of illusion.

In all climates, under all skies, man's happiness is always somewhere else.

What do you do there, moon, in the sky? Tell me what you do, silent moon. When evening comes you rise and go contemplating wastelands; then you set.

Irresolute men are sometimes very persistent in their undertakings, because if they give up their designs they would have to make a second resolution.

It doesn't matter how smart you are unless you stop and think.

Peaceful disputes are maintained when men sincerely believe that they are morally, logically correct about the issues at hand. It is when neither side is really certain that wars are instigated.

At the end of it all, it is our relationship with people that will determine whether they will share in our pain if we fall into dangers.

My friends don't think they're rich, because they know someone who's richer.

Preaching the whole council of God involves man’s environment and physical being as well as his soul. There is no doubt that the church is in danger of getting off the main track and getting lost.

If you want to know the value of a day, ask someone who could not find food to eat or water to drink for a whole day when he is hungry.

...it wasn't for the love of a man that she took those chances, but for the love of a horse.

A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.

Tomorrow the revolution will already 'raise itself with a rattle' and announce with fanfare, to your terror: I was, I am, I will be!

You know that first of all your films have to make money no matter who you are.