In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.

Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.

Egypt is the gift of the Nile.

Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

It is better to be envied than pitied.

All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.

The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.

What is important is not the specific manner in which God is worshiped but the degree to which the devotee is filled with love. (48-49)

The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, as it pleases him, for he can do all things.

silence can be words but words cannot be silence

This market way of life promotes addictions to stimulation and obsessions with comfort and convenience.

It's the ones who can't let go - of fear or anger, lust or greed, vanity or pride or power - who are most at risk of becoming corrupted.

Even though I love fashion, I prefer people to fashion. Fashion is to make the person comfortable in her body, it’s not something very serious, you get to play.

Nothing brings fear to my heart more than a floating point number.

Never did I think that I became family entertainment.

I'm manipulating the audience. I'm making sure people sympathize.

The Rosary is a school of Prayer. The Rosary is a school of Faith.