If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.

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

The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us.

Let the guarantee of free speech be in every man's determination to use it, and we shall have no need of paper declarations.

How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain.

People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.

To do a great right do a little wrong.

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

A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.

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

Certain signs precede certain events.

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

Even when you think you have your life all mapped out, things happen that shape your destiny in ways you might never have imagined.

If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough

The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.