And for him, who lived in a certain circle, and who required some mental activity such as usually develops with maturity, having views was as necessary as having a hat.

The appreciation of the merits of art (of the emotions it conveys) depends upon an understanding of the meaning of life...

If you want to be happy, be.

All the true heroes of history will be forgotten and all the villains will be remembered as heroes.

Life consists in penetrating the unknown, and fashioning our actions in accord with the new knowledge thus acquired.

I'm getting old, that's the thing! What's in me now won't be there anymore.

Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts.