He who seeks to imbitter innocent pleasure has a cancer in his heart.

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.

You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.

The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.

What knowledge is there of which man is capable that is not founded on the exterior,--the relation that exists between visible and invisible, the perceptible and the imperceptible?

You can depend on no man, on no friend, but him who can depend on himself.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.

Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.

Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.

Sensibility is the power of woman.

Find yourself, who are you?Choose yourself, who can you be?Define yourself to find your destination.

Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.

Working full-time should mean enough to support a family.

Stories are at the very heart of being human; they talk about where we're from, where we are, and where we're going. They're like bread; you need to hear and tell them everyday.

But the truth of the matter is, to live a good life, as a good person, it doesn't matter how you got there. It just matters that you do.

I am just coming into my best years. This year I did new things; stretching and abdominal work.

I wondered about the half-life of regret.

When you're artistic director of a program, you present the music you want to present.

I'm the sort of person who likes to undo everything.

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can.