He who does not enjoy solitude will not love freedom.

When you look back on your life, it looks as though it were a plot, but when you are into it, it's a mess: just one surprise after another. Then, later, you see it was perfect.

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

A good supply of resignation is of the first importance in providing for the journey of life.

Hope is the confusion of the desire for a thing with its probability.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.