Every man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.

I am thankful that thorns have roses.

All people have three characters, that which they exhibit, that which they have, and that which they think they have.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Botany is the art of insulting flowers in Greek and Latin.

Love is the most terrible, and also the most generous of the passions; it is the only one which includes in its dreams the happiness of someone else.

If we are to abolish the death penalty, I should like to see the first step taken by our friends the murderers.

Uncertainty is the worst of all evils until the moment when reality makes us regret uncertainty.

If men knew all that women think, they would be twenty times more audacious.

Avoid all haste; calmness is an essential ingredient of politeness.

Parenting is the greatest pay it forward system on earth. We don't owe our parents anything. We owe our children everything. The same was true for our parents. The same will be true for our children.

The only thing you should never hold on to is a grudge.

I realize I'm a free spirit. I like to be happy. I have to have more control of my happiness.

Happiness is a very proud word of our whole cultural heritage.

I think you know, to not open your mind to television is silly because there's so much good work happening on television.

A father’s duty is to make his home a place of happiness and joy.

If you don't have collective agreements between unions and employers, governments have to legislate more.

A perfect example of the new republic's urge to drape itself with the togas of classical respectability.

There is nothing else for people to do. They do not think. They feel no passion, no hatred, no sadness; they feel nothing but fear, and a desire to control. So they watch, and poke, and pry.

Silence is the only language of the realized. Practice moderation in speech.