The small force that it takes to launch a boat into the stream should not be confused with the force of the stream that carries it along: but this confusion appears in nearly all biographies.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

Whether you deny your wounds or see them clearly, they bring a great source of power because they lived in the same place as your heart.

I love fake people provided they are mannequins.

Taiwan gives a lot of foreign aid to Costa Rica, so it looks like they are basically buying the right to fish, even though it's not legal.

Now I've a sheep and a cow, every body bids me good morrow.

Consolation Calm down. Both your sins and your good deeds will be lost in oblivion.

The care of a wise and good man for his only son is inferior to the regard of the great Parent of the universe for his creatures.

If the people have no bread, let them eat cake.

Character is an invincible force, which acts by presence and without means

We also need a fund that can say 'no'.

Really interesting things come because you don't know what the rules are, what you can and can't do.