Mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.
I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.
Life is like a library owned by the author. In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him.
When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.
I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot!
History has shown there are no invincible armies.
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft.
The lessons of the past are ignored and obliterated in a contemporary antagonism known as the generation gap.
Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included
Each life makes its own immitation of immortality.
He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.
We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.
Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.
All of us are products of our childhood.
Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.
Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.