The pleasure of the moment begins to wither almost as soon as it blossoms; our pleasures are soon swallowed up in time's relentless torrent.

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.

It would please me best if, at the last, a marble stone shall record that this Queen having lived such and such a time, lived and died a virgin.

Time is really the only capital that any human being has and the thing that he can least afford to waste or lose

It's only terrible to have nothing to wait for.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Science is the most reliable guide for civilization, for life, for success in the world. Searching a guide other than the science is meaning carelessness, ignorance and heresy.

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

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

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.

You can have it all. Just not all at once.

To do a great right do a little wrong.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.

Life's pretty good, and why wouldn't it be? I'm a pirate, after all.

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that for me.

A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.

Sometimes - history needs a push.

The future starts today, not tomorrow.