The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them in particular caused by what we compare it to: something worse and we feel grateful for what we have; something better and we feel somehow let down.

To become a man is to be responsible; to be ashamed of miseries that you did not cause.

For instance, if you come at four in the afternoon, I'll begin to be happy by three. The closer it gets to four, the happier I'll feel. By four I'll be excited and worried; I'll discover what it costs to be happy! But if you come at any od time, I'll never know when I should prepare my heart... There must be rites.

You know you've achieved perfection in design, not when you have nothing more to add, but when you have nothing more to take away.

If you want to build a ship, don't summon people to buy wood, prepare tools, distribute jobs, and organize the work; teach people the yearning for the wide, boundless ocean.

He who never says "no" is no true man.

"What place would you advise me to visit now?" he asked. "The planet Earth," replied the geographer. "It has a good reputation."