Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live.

You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven.

The happiest is the person who suffers the least pain; the most miserable who enjoys the least pleasure.

I think it can be shown that the law makes ten criminals where it restrains one.

Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.

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.

We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

There's place and means for every man alive.

I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

Any place I hang my head is home.

I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday.

A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.

If we are not free, no one will respect us.

Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.

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

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.

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

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.