Order is man's greatest need, and his true well-being.

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared.

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.

You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.

Self-discipline is the ability to organize your behavior over time in the service of specific goals.

You’re playing the creepy vibe a little hard, ” I said. “Might as well go for broke, put on a black top hat and pipe in some organ music.

The Knowledge Rule 2080: From maggots to men, the world is a corner bully. Better you knuckle up and go for yours than have to bow your head and tuck your chain.

The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind.

A man should not love the moon. An ax should not lose weight in his hand. His garden should smell of rotting apples, And grow a fair amount of nettles.

If I had been with all the women that I was said to have been with, I wouldn't have had the time to shoot a single movie!

Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.

You can help a thousand...but you can't carry three on your back!

I have an urban background, but I need melody, I need a song, so I try to mix and match and keep it fluid.

All the months are crude experiments, out of which the perfect September is made.