Besides we are men, and after all it is our business to risk our lives.

All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall.

Love is the most selfish of all the passions.

We must never expect discretion in first love: it is accompanied by such excessive joy that unless the joy is allowed to overflow, it will choke you.

The merit of all things lies in their difficulty.

In all times, and all countries especially in those countries which are divided within by religious faith, there are always fanatics who will be well contented to be regarded as martyrs.

Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.

I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death.

There is no friendship that cares about an overheard secret.

Everyone knows that God protects drunkards and lovers.

Never be afraid of opportunities, always be on the lookout for adventures.

Falsehood is never in words

I love working with my hands. My writing is rough, my paper bruised with ink stains.

We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.

Be attentive to the voice of grace.

...as an actor there's nothing better than a great moody moment to play with nothing to say. It's so much easier to do because you can really get inside your head.

Your life becomes what you believe.

When I was two years old, I heard about his [Dalai Lama] flight from Tibet. Being very little, I said, "Oh, good Tibetans, bad Chinese." Those were the black-and-white ways that I thought.

Pursuits become habits. [Lat., Abeunt studia in mores.]

Computer Science: A study akin to numerology and astrology, but lacking the precision of the former and the success of the latter.

Of all damnable offenses preaching prudence to the young is the most damnable.