The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.

During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk.

I can't wait to figure out what is wrong with me, so I can say this is the way that I used to be.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it.

If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.

Without a measureless and perpetual uncertainty, the drama of human life would be destroyed.

The past is the best prophet of the future.

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

Old age is by nature rather talkative.

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 minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.

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

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

True spirituality has its basis in moral life, which in turn is based on contem-plation.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.

To live is to be musical, starting with the blood dancing in your veins. Everything living has a rhythm. Do you feel your music?