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

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.

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

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

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

Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

The past is the best prophet of the future.

Eventually all things fall into place. Until then, laugh at the confusion, live for the moments, and know everything happens for a reason.

Diamonds are a girls best friend.

Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child, the child to the woman, the woman to the man, the man to the devil!

There's no advantage to hurrying through life.

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.

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

In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.

Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.

When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons! What else ya got?

Shame is an ornament to the young; a disgrace to the old.

We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes

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