The convent is supreme egotism resulting in supreme self-denial.

Don't educate your children to be rich. Educate them to be happy, so they know the value of things, not the price.

The soul does not give itself up to despair until it has exhausted all illusions.

Everything Changes. The only thing that remains immovable across the centuries and fixes the character of a people is cooking.

Excitement is not enjoyment: in calmness lies true pleasure. The most precious wines are sipped, not bolted at a swallow.

Spira, spera. (breathe, hope)

Dreaming is happiness. Waiting is life.