I look up to heaven only when I want to sneeze.

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

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.

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.

Holiness always exalts a person and brings him closer to God

Change is the watchword of progression. When we tire of well-worn ways we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs them to climb and to seek the mountain view.

No man can be satisfied with his attainment although he may be satisfied with his circumstances.

Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.

All you really have when you're acting is the confidence and your ability to manage and tell a story by creating a character.

Servitude, in many cases, is not forced upon by the masters, but a temptation of the servants.

One of the nice things about having a lover, it makes you think about everything anew. The rest of your life becomes a kind of movie, flat and even rather funny.

Even hooligans marry, though they know that marriage is for a little while. It is alimony that is for ever.

Everyone's God is One.

Here is a language so far ahead of its time, that it was not only an improvement on its predecessors, but also on nearly all its successors.