In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.

Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.

If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find.

There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.

Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.

The secret of success in life is known only by those who have not succeeded.

A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.

Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.

Envy and fear are the only passions to which no pleasure is attached.

If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues?

When someone beats a rug, the blows are not against the rug, but against the dust in it.

Me pregunté si no habría personas destinadas a encontrarse fuera cuáles fueran las decisiones que tomasen, si esa leyenda que hablaba de un hilo rojo que conecta a dos almas gemelas no sería verdad.

Blame is a choice that doesn't give you directions out of hell.

Choose your friends carefully. They are a reflection of you.

I can't help believing that these things that come from the subconscious mind have a sort of truth to them. It may not be a scientific truth, but it's psychological truth.

Why waste time trying to discover the truth, when you can so easily create it?

I never wanted to be an actor and to this day I don't. I can't get a handle on it. An actor wants to become someone else. I am a song-and-dance man and I enjoy being myself, which is all I can do.

We cannot guarantee the human rights of any oppressed group alone.

I use myself for each part. Naturally, it's my body, it's my soul, it's my feelings. That's the only way I know how to work. I couldn't pretend.

Have a sense of humor about life - you will need it. And be courteous.