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

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

Time ripens all things; no one is born wise.

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.

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

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

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

You can have it all. Just not all at once.

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

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.

Hard work, disciplined habits, modesty in living, contentment and cheerfulness.

All my life I used to wonder what I would become when I grew up. Then, about seven years ago, I realized that I was never going to grow up - that growing is an ever ongoing process.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

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

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.

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.

Nothing in life is more remarkable than the unnecessary anxiety which we endure, and generally create ourselves.

Mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.