If it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing.

The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.

The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.

If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.

Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.

We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

The young people think the old people are fools - but the old people know the young people are fools.

Within the child lies the fate of the future.

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of more value than all the pleasures of youth.

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

It's only terrible to have nothing to wait for.

It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.

I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.

Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

You can find the entire cosmos lurking in its least remarkable objects.