A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.

I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

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

I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.

I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.

The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.

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

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.

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

The past is the best prophet of the future.

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.

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

Speed and efficiency do not always increase the quality of life.

I want to feel my life while I'm in it.

Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.

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