The good opinion of the vulgar is injurious.

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

My youth is like a scab: under it there is a wound that every day leaks blood. It disfigures me.

I was only able to move forward once I let go of my fear of leaving him behind.

Inspiration builds self-esteem, it builds communities, and it builds lives. It creates paths where previous paths didn’t exist.

Death is the final dance of dreams, desires, loves and hopes.

Do not make yourself so big. You are not so small.

Believing in grace is one thing. Living it is another.

That's the best way to live your life: Don't listen to what other people think. Just follow your heart.

I was going to save the world, and I thought I would start with the African continent.

People always grow and mature.

Comfort is everything. You start doing something and you want it to be perfect right away, but most babies are born ugly and then they shake it out and you get beautiful toddlers.