He who knows not how to plant his will in things at least endows them with some meaning: that is to say, he believes that a will is already present in them (A principle of faith.)

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

We must be so heavenly minded that we are compelled to be of earthly good!

Our ability to succeed in life lays on us”.

They don't think up questions like that on the basis of what might be true

A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

The term 'laity' is one of the worst in the vocabulary of religion and ought to be banished from the Christian conversation.

A man can hardly be said to have made a fortune if he does not know how to enjoy it.

A stubborn mind conduces as little to wisdom or even to knowledge, as a stubborn temper to happiness

Beauty's witching sway is now to me a star that's fallen-a dream that's passed away.

I really respect anybody who stands by their truth.

I would have liked to have known Oscar Wilde because I think he must have been very amusing and entertaining.