I do not know what the heart of a bad man is like. But i do know what the heart of a good man is like. And it is terrible.

If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.

We sit in the mud... and reach for the stars.

Go forward while you can, but if your strength fails you, sit down near the road and gaze without anger or envy at those who pass by. They don't have far to go, either.

Death's an old joke, but each individual encounters it anew.

Circumstances define us; they force us onto one road or another, and then they punish us for it.

Time, as is well known, sometimes flies like a bird and sometimes crawls like a worm, but human beings are generally particularly happy when they don't notice whether it's passing quickly or slowly.

Love, I thought, is stronger than death or the fear of death. Only by it, by love, life holds together and advances.

Nothing is worse and more hurtful than a happiness that comes too late.

Take what you can yourself, and don't let others get you into their hands; to belong to oneself, that is the whole thing in life.

In my case there was no first love. I began with the second.

The very first tear he made was so deep that I thought it had gone right into my heart.

Some of the most healing words in any language are, “I’m sorry. Will you forgive me?” How much more we need that confession to our Father in heaven.

The more good ideas you have, the more good ideas you will get.

"Lawyers Are": The only civil delinquents whose judges must of necessity be chosen from (amongst) themselves.

Technological change can become 'fetishized' as a 'thing in itself', as an exogenous guiding force in the history of capitalism.

Love your life, poor as it is.

Some maladies are rich and precious and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.

We can’t direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. For maximum happiness, peace, and contentment, may we choose a positive attitude.

Life is very short... but I would like to live four times and if I could, I would set out to do no other things than I am seeking now to do.