In art, the public accept what has been, because they cannot alter it, not because they appreciate it. They swallow their classics whole, and never taste them.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Always forgive your enemies nothing annoys them so much.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

Be yourself; everyone else is taken.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

Most men who have really lived have had, in some share, their great adventure. This railway is mine.

The tragedy of life is what dies in the hearts and souls of people while they live.

some moments are nice, some are nicer, some are even worth writing about.

It is beautiful, the world, and life itself. I am glad I have lived.

Each moment has its sickle, emulous Of Time's enormous scythe, whose ample sweep Strikes empires from the root.

Never say anything that, down inside, you think is wrong.

All my life's a circle; But I can't tell you why; Season's spinning round again; The years keep rollin' by.

You must not only learn to live with tension, you must seek it out. You must learn to thrive on stress.

There are people who pay attention to the weaknesses of their friends; that is to no avail. I have always closely watched and profited from the strengths of my adversaries.

If you put good people in bad systems you get bad results. You have to water the flowers you want to grow.