The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies. [Lat., In tauros Libyci ruunt leones; Non sunt papilionibus molesti.]

Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.

Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.

The spirit of the individual is determined by his dominating thought habits.

There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.

Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.

Each day provides its own gifts.

Tomorrow's life is too late. Live today.

Here's a rule of life: You don't get to pick what bad things happen to you

There is no living with thee, nor without thee.

The stomach is a slave that must accept everything that is given to it, but which avenges wrongs as slyly as does the slave.

We are in a prison of our own minds holding our own chains around us. We create our oligarchs and fight for their right to oppress us.

Mistakes could be improved if, It hits on Heart

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

People first. Technology second.

If God has positioned us in a certain place, we must leave all the details to Him.

My goal as a theologian is to move beyond the acquisition of knowledge to its application in real life: in a word, I want to get wisdom.

But to me all sciences seem vain and full of error that are not born of experience, mother of all certainty, and do not terminate in an actual experience.

Opera is one of the most important art forms. It should be listened to and appreciated by everyone.

A man is himself important precisely in proportion that all things seem important to him.