It's kind of sad, the brighter they burn the sooner they die. They're beautiful while they last

Be slow to teach, and quick to learn. Avoid impious people, run from fools, and seek out the wise.

If a woman defined herself solely by the man she was with—and vice versa—the world would be a very shallow and insipid place, indeed.

Pain is temporary- The pain you feel today is only to get strength to face tomorrow.

What is the essence of having a mind, but yet living through the opinions of others?

One always talks of surrendering to nature. There is also such a thing as surrendering to the picture.

I wanted people who are though of for their acting and not their gymnastic abilities or their muscles.

We all covet wealth, but not its perils.

I would say, in humanity, there is some unbreakable element that makes us so special, and I would call that hope or a belief in something better. It's something that drives us.

The life of a good man was a continual warfare with his passions.

Cities have personalities, just as people do, and that finding the right place to live is akin to finding the right partner to live with.