I am quite above physical death and believe it to be only the birth throes for a much purer life in a much purer draping.

Friendship based solely upon gratitude is like a photograph; with time it fades.

Never can a room look comfortable without books ... Books ought to be scattered all over the house, even in the passages, in the bedroom, les livres du chevet, everywhere.

My greatest wish is to write in such a manner that all may think they have written it themselves.

You can never make someone punctual who is not, or quick who is slow, or lively who wants to plod on carefully. I have learnt that every fault is an exaggerated quality, nothing else.

Those who look for reasons to hate miss opportunities to love.

[Written in 1901:] Nothing has been so deplorable for countries as centralization. I am afraid when I see Germany grow so powerful, and centralizing in Berlin; it is the beginning of the end!

One doesn't know one's self what grain one sows, that works on and on, through one and through many lives, transmitted from heart to heart and from lips to lips.

A relationship will either make the majority of your life happy or miserable. It is important to take your time and make sure that it is a wise choice before making a commitment.

Language is fossil poetry

I guess they're called moments because they don't last very long.

Flirtation attention without intention.

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.

Dedicated to all those who say: "I don't have time for analytics" or "I don't understand analytics".

Practice makes perfect. After a long time of practicing, our work will become natural, skillfull, swift, and steady.

My kids are my main hobby but, now they’ve gotten older, they’ve forced me to do things without them. I do a lot of things with my boat. My wife and I enjoy boating.

I'm trying to be slightly happier with myself. No one really wants to be miserable all the time.

The Papacy is not other than the Ghost of the deceased Roman Empire, sitting crowned upon the grave thereof.