To be interested in the changing seasons is . . . a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.

A life not lived for others is not a life.

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

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

Only he who accepts clashes and conflicts in life, loves life.

To one extent, if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

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

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

To protect our freedoms, it seems we're going to have to relinquish some of our freedoms for a short period of time.

Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life.

Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.

If you have been sunned through and through like an apricot on a wall from your earliest days, you are oversensitive to any withdrawal of heat.

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.

You never know when a moment and afew sincere words can have an impact on a life.

If it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing.

I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.