Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.
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!
In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed
It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.
Every person who ever thought he had a right to assert, and went boldly and asserted it, himself, or jointly with others that shared his convictions, was a direct actionist.
When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons! What else ya got?
One man with a gun can control 100 without one.
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
Life is a disease, brother, and death begins already at birth. Every breath, every heartbeat, is a moment of dying - a little shove toward the end.
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.
Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
Life is not an exact science, it is an art.
I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that for me.
The young people think the old people are fools - but the old people know the young people are fools.
There's place and means for every man alive.
Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.
Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment, are precisely the ones you need in your life at this moment. There is a hidden meaning behind all events, and this hidden meaning is serving your own evolution.
People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion
The happiest is the person who suffers the least pain; the most miserable who enjoys the least pleasure.