It is only necessary to grow old to become more charitable and even indulgent. I see no fault committed by others that I have not committed myself.
One should not search for anything behind the phenomena. They themselves are the message.
The older we grow, the greater become the ordeals.
A man is really alive only when he delights in the good-will of others.
The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.
There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on how one looks at it.