When I wished to sing of love, it turned to sorrow. And when I wished to sing of sorrow, it was transformed for me into love.

Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife.

Easy mind, light heart. A mind that is too easy hides a heart that is too heavy.

The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention.

There are eight girls in the house in which I am living, and practically all of them are good looking. You can realize that I am kept busy.

The manager is to be blamed who distributes parts to his players which they are unable to act.

There is no such thing as happy music.