Why dost thou complain of this world? It detains thee not; thy own cowardice is the cause, if thou livest in pain.

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.

If I let you go are you going to hit me again?”“What do you think?”“Then I’m not going to let you go.

Pushed into darkness, the only way out wasto seek light with thetorch of hope and faithburning in my heart

If everything seems to be the same and no distinctions are made, then we won't know what to protect. We won't know what to fight for.

Everything good that's ever happened to me came out of helping others.

Christ's crucifixion was on a hill, by a road, where everybody who passed by could not only see his pain, but also his shame. It was not done in a shadow, hidden away somewhere.

When I started making films, I wanted to make Frank Capra pictures. But I've never been able to make anything but these crazy, tough pictures. You are what you are.

Neither refuse to give help when it is needed,... nor refuse to accept it when it is offered.

Earth tries to work sorcery on us, saying Tomorrow, Tomorrow, but we outwit that spell by enjoying this now.

Atheism is not the denial of the existence of God, but having doubts as to whether God is conscious.