It is not enough to be wise, one must be engaging.

Never tell a loved one of an infidelity: you would be badly rewarded for your troubles. Although one dislikes being deceived, one likes even less to be undeceived.

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.

If a man needs a religion to conduct himself properly in this world, it is a sign that he has either a limited mind or a corrupt heart.

A woman should not take a lover without the consent of her heart, nor a husband without the consent of her reason.

Novelty is the storehouse of pleasure.

Glances are the first billets-doux of love.

The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience.

Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.

Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.

There are no perfect women in the world; only hypocrites exhibit no defects.

We need to know not only what is done but what is purposed and said by those who shape the destines of states and realms." Horace Greeley

Photography is like a moment, an instant. You need a half-second to get the photo. So it's good to capture people when they are themselves.

I urge a willingness to reserve a place in rational science for non-rational wonder.

If you don't believe in it, you can't do it.

Which reminds me of a fortune cookie: you often find your destiny on the path you take to avoid it.

Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him.

My favourite place in the world to run is Stanley Park in Vancouver. One loop around there is perfect.

Actually, your past successes are your biggest obstacle: every battle, every war, is different, and you cannot assume that what worked before will work today.

Anybody who cannot learn to hear by feeling will not go very far in church.

Eternity is a long time, especially towards the end.