The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life.
Find expression for a sorrow, and it will become dear to you. Find expression for a joy, and you will intensify its ecstasy.
There are moments when art attains almost to the dignity of manual labor.
I have said to you to speak the truth is a painful thing. To be forced to tell lies is much worse.
The best revenge is to live well.
I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is very much the same thing.