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

Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.

If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life

I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.

Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child, the child to the woman, the woman to the man, the man to the devil!

Be thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain and presumptuous desire for a second one.

Old age is the only disease you dont want to be cured of.

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

Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield.

The young people think the old people are fools - but the old people know the young people are fools.

The future is the shape of things to come.

Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.

Old age is by nature rather talkative.

History has shown there are no invincible armies.

He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how.

Life will not break your heart. It'll crush it.

It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.

I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all I could see was me. I take my spirit and I crash my mirrors, now the whole world is here for me to see.

The highest manifestation of strength is to keep ourselves calm and on our own feet.