Only fools don't contradict themselves

The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.

The bad novelist constructs his characters; he directs them and makes them speak. The true novelist listens to them and watches them act; he hears their voices even before he knows them.

Generally among intelligent people are found nothing but paralytics and among men of action nothing but fools.

Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation.

Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.

Welcome anything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.