Man in sooth is a marvellous, vain, fickle, and unstable subject.

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.

The mind of man is capable of anything.

In every guilty man, there is some innocence. This makes every absolute condemnation revolting.

Artists often think they are going to die before their time. They seem to possess a heightened sense of the passing of the hours.

The wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings. Let food be your medicine.

I have more fun hanging out with my friends who are musicians and rock stars. You know politicians by and large are pretty stiff, pretty rehearsed.

Well I am the one who loves changing from nothing to one.

I hope that you know in your heart how you feel about things, and you don't let the people that live on fear and hate govern the way you live.

How can justice fall victim, ever, to what is right?

By bringing nature into our lives, we invite humility.

Adventure is putting one's ignorance into motion.