The truth of these days is not that which really is, but what every man persuades another man to believe.

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.

See with your soul and not your eyesbecause to dance with the beasts youmust penetrate their disguise.

Our chaotic, confused world has no greater need than to hear the message of good news - the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.

Love endeth like the chianti flask, its drops are bitter.

Stephen jerked his thumb towards the window, saying: — That is God. Hooray! Ay! Whrrwhee! — What? Mr Deasy asked. — A shout in the street, Stephen answered, shrugging his shoulders.

How's motherhood? It is absolutely wonderful. Oh, my gosh. It's truly indescribable and amazing.

The gun made a ripping sound like the opening of a zipper on the fly of God Almighty.

Dear God, I understand that if I fail to believe in you, I'll burn in hell for eternity. Thanks for being such a good sport about it.

In the era of mobile phones and emails, you're no more out of the loop in China than you are in Sydney.

Those who are absent, by its means become present; it [mail] is the consolation of life.