Science is the outcome of being prepared to live without certainty and therefore a mark of maturity. It embraces doubt and loose ends.
Even when you think you have your life all mapped out, things happen that shape your destiny in ways you might never have imagined.
It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.
Don't cry for a man who's left you - the next one may fall for your smile.
Hard work, disciplined habits, modesty in living, contentment and cheerfulness.
If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what such an existence can give, the higher values of life at once disappear.
The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.
The gentleman understands rightousness, the petty man understands interest.
Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Time is the best killer.
No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft.
In their innocence, very young children know themselves to be light and love. If we will allow them, they can teach us to see ourselves the same way.
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding... And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy
Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain.
Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that's exactly the way we want it to be.
Each person must live their life as a model for others.
All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.
Mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.
To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.
