The happiest is the person who suffers the least pain; the most miserable who enjoys the least pleasure.
The knowledge of oneself will preserve that person from vanity.
If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.
We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.
We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
In the survival of favoured individuals and races, during the constantly-recurring struggle for existence, we see a powerful and ever-acting form of selection.
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them
To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.
Time ripens all things; no one is born wise.
Sometimes - history needs a push.
The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes
You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.
Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it takes is courage, imagination ... and a little dough
Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
Sow a thought and you get an act; Sow an act and you get a habit; Sow a habit and you get a character; Sow a character and you get a destiny.
I'm never going to be disabled. I'm sick of being so healthy.
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.