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.

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.

I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.

Life is the dancer and you are the dance.

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

All my life through, the new sights of nature made me rejoice like a child.

To one extent, if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.

We think too much and feel too little.

Time is really the only capital that any human being has and the thing that he can least afford to waste or lose

He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.

Losing your way on a journey is unfortunate. But, losing your reason for the journey is a fate more cruel.

If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.

Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.

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

You never know what life is like, until you have lived it.

You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.

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

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.

You never know when a moment and afew sincere words can have an impact on a life.