It is death that is the guide of our life, and our life has no goal but death.

There is a courage of happiness as well as a courage of sorrow.

Do we not all spend the greater part of our lives under the shadow of an event that has not yet come to pass?.

An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness.

Happiness is rarely absent; it is we that know not of its presence.

If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.

How strangely do we diminish a thing as soon as we try to express it in words.

The living are just the dead on holiday

At every crossroads on the path that leads to the future, tradition has placed 10,000 men to guard the past.

We are never the same with others as when we are alone. We are different, even when we are in the dark with them.

Many a happiness in life, a many a disaster, is due to chance alone; but the peace within us can never be governed by chance.

The hope is always here, always alive, but only your fierce caring can fan it into a fire to warm the world.

Talk, talk, talk: the utter and heartbreaking stupidity of words.

That gap between half sleep and half awakening has always been occupied by nostalgia.

Trying to make strangers laugh is crazy and more than a little narcissistic.

When a problem first arises, try to remain humble and maintain a sincere attitude, and be concerned that the outcome is fair.

You can change things, you can make things better.

Surviving a tough situation means staying in the fight and maintaining a warrior's mindset.

I'm not one to sit and wallow - I would rather figure out a way around so I can move past it and be at peace with things. I don't like bad feelings gnawing away at me.

Most women would not be happy being me. People say, 'But you're alone.' But I don't feel alone. I feel very un-alone.

Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.