Man becomes man only by the intelligence but he is man only by the heart.

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared.

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.

You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.

Never Let The Roosters Wake You!

The loves and sorrows that are great are destroyed by their own plentitude.

That challenge you have right now...it’s not a wall

The perfect critic is one ... that sees with the eyes of posterity.

The principle of literature is devotion to the particulars of life.

Men may feel just disempowered by intimacy, by being close to a woman, and also by feeling the tender feelings that they're ashamed of.

Songs always get better after you start playing them live.

I always read the Capitol as f—ked up pansexuality, everybody is doing everybody. Back to Greek and Roman times! It’s all happening.

The greatest mistake is in not being aware that others are Christ. There are very many people who will not discover it until their last day.

Time is a beast who has the immense patience to swallow everything.