Non est ad astra mollis e terris via" - "There is no easy way from the earth to the stars

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

More of me comes out when I improvise.

Changing imagination into fiction is what I love to do.

The brain is the citadel of sense perception.

All the good writers of confessions, from Augustine onwards, are men who are still a little in love with their sins.

I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman.

Nature is unfair? So much the better, inequality is the only bearable thing, the monotony of equality can only lead us to boredom.

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are many fine things which we cannot say if we have to shout.

Now apparently I'm told that every celebrity is expected to honour the details of their private life with a press conference, a fragrance and a prime-time reality show.

You can tell other people all the alibis you want. I don't mind. But to yourself try to be honest.

The democratic world has come to a dead end; likewise, the communist world has come to a dead end. But the Unification Church is just beginning!