Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make revolution a crime.

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.

The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed at some indefinite time in the future.

Pray for me and I am blessed today, teach me to pray and I will see you in heaven

The needs are too great, and there are too few of us. We have a duty, a responsibility to help others. It’s not all about fun. It’s not always easy.

A man shouldn't bite the hand that feeds him, even if another holds out a golden spoon to him as reward after his betrayal.

This is not a "guilty pleasure" of mine, simply because I don't believe in "guilty" pleasures. Snobbery is just the public face of insecurity.

If you make your best friend and your significant other the same person, you don't have to disconnect to go tell your girlfriend everything.

Believing absolutely everything that appears in print.

A lie never lives to be old.

Any blockhead can arrange a sublet. All I ever wanted was to support myself on art.

But who is innocent? By grace divine, Not otherwise,O Nature! we are thine.