Speaking is half his that speaks, and half his that hears.

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.

Lies can't grow. Once plucked they can only wither. But every truth, once planted, grows into a tall, noble tree.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people and greatly assists the circulation of their blood.

A woman simply is, but a man must become.

As an artist I would like to eliminate the symbolic pretty much, for black is interesting not as a color but as a non-color and as the absence of color.

I married someone whom I was close friends with first. I think that was a really good move.

I hope I'm better today than I was yesterday. I don't believe in glory days or anything like that, so I think the best is tomorrow or later this afternoon!

When we are young... we often experience things in the present with a nostalgia-in-advance, but we seldom guess what we will truly prize years from now.

Sometimes I feel like a vampire

To make the most of your life you must keep the vision of eternity continually in your mind and the value of it in your heart.

Locke sank into a swoon; The Garden died; God took the spinning-jenny Out of his side.