Man is unhappy because he doesn't know he's happy. If anyone finds out he'll become happy at once.

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man ... just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.

Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.

People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.

It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.

I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.

Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid - the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.

The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying.

A belief does not become a truth just because the whole world believes it.

Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.

Everyday objects shriek aloud.

People who are easily embarrassed – those who blush too often and too soon – usually end up retreating from excellence.

As perfume to the flower so is kindness to speech.

a woman, when she is heroic, is not heroic by halves.

A boyfriend has so much to do with a woman blossoming.

All that matters is the pressure you put on yourself. External pressures cause people to choke. While you can't control what happens to you, you can control how you react.

I'd rather not do anything. Guys want you more when you don't. Young girls should know that.

The organization cannot trust the individual; the individual must trust the organization.