I seek in books only to give myself pleasure by honest amusement; or if I study, I seek only the learning that treats of the knowledge of myself and instructs me in how to die well and live well.

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.

Ghosts are some of the loneliest people you will ever meet.

To me faith means not worrying.

He who flees from trial confesses his guilt.

Before a race, I block out what's going on in the stadium. It's different for everyone. But for me, I've always been able to block it out. For a sprint race, it's important not to get distracted.

A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.

If it's all win-loss, then you do whatever you can to win and to make money and to beat the deal.

Historical capitalism is a materialist civilization.

If you don't give up, you still have a chance. And when you are small, you have to be very focused and rely on your brain, not your strength.

It is not a question of who dances but of who or what does not dance.

I enjoy my time alone.