Religion is the love of life in the consciousness of impotence.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age.

Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them.

Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions.

The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.

Those are the men, ' added Bolkonsky with a sigh which he could not suppress, as they went out of the palace, 'those are the men who decide the fate of nations.

It was a romantic dream to be a writer. It seemed like a calling.

A family needs to work as a team, supporting each other's individual aims and aspirations.

A generous heart and wholesome actions lead to greater peace.

What we can't say we can't say, and we can't whistle it either.

Many rogue sites exist to make a profit and others are enormously expensive to maintain. If they don't have the resources to continue stealing intellectual property, they'll wither away.

Better the last smile than the first laughter.

I threw a strop one day and threatened to walk to Budleigh Salterton.

When all of a sudden, people say, 'Wow, you look nice,' and carry on, it's shocking. Really awkward.

The art of being sick is not the same as the art of getting well.