Happiness is never there to stay [...] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude.

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.

If you create a character, you create a destiny.

Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record.

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain.

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

Above all things, never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment.