The great and glorious masterpiece of men is to live to the point. All other things-to reign, to hoard, to build-are, at most, but inconsiderable props and appendages.

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.

I know who I am: a great soul.

You may not be able to buy love with money, but if you spend your love, you may end up with a lot of money.

Peace is possible, and it will take a miracle.

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

It's quintessentially American to transform your family.

it's dreadful when two people's senses of humor are antagonistic. I don't believe there's any bridging that gulf!

I don't like to joke about dating.

Stick to life, just like a baby sticking to a candy!

Be kind to yourself and to others. Treat others the way you would want to be treated. I was told that every day of my childhood.

I'd rather play a character that was really, really different to me as to someone who is quite close to my character.