Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.
Close by the Rights of Man, at the least set beside them, are the Rights of the Spirit.
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
Time is really the only capital that any human being has and the thing that he can least afford to waste or lose
If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.
Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.
I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.
Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it takes is courage, imagination ... and a little dough
To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.
A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.
Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.
Losing your way on a journey is unfortunate. But, losing your reason for the journey is a fate more cruel.
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
Live your life and forget your age.
Certain signs precede certain events.
Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk.