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

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.

But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.

Only he who accepts clashes and conflicts in life, loves life.

No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft.

This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.

The pleasure of the moment begins to wither almost as soon as it blossoms; our pleasures are soon swallowed up in time's relentless torrent.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.

Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.

Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.

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.

Live your life and forget your age.

Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.

If I get married, I want to be very married.

It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.

Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.