This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.

Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.

All sport ... is one of the few activities where young people can proceed along traditional avenues, where objectives are clear, where the desire to win is not only permissible, but encouraged.

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.

If you have been sunned through and through like an apricot on a wall from your earliest days, you are oversensitive to any withdrawal of heat.

When a woman conceives her true self, a miracle occurs and life around her begins again.

To forget is the secret of eternal youth. One grows old only through memory. There's much too little forgetting.

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.

In order to seek truth, it is necessary once in the course of our life to doubt, as far as possible, of all things.

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.

Live your life and forget your age.

We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.

Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.

Each person must live their life as a model for others.