Man partly is and wholly hopes to be.
Life is one long struggle to disinter oneself, to keep one's head above the accumulations, the ever deepening layers of objects ... which attempt to cover one over, steadily, almost irresistibly, like falling snow.
You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.
The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest.
The way to do is to be.
Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.
When a love comes to an end, weaklings cry, efficient ones instantly find another love, and the wise already have one in reserve.
A man after his own heart.
The fact that I was a girl never damaged my ambitions to be a pope or an emperor.
In about the same degree as you are helpful, you will be happy.
Every calling is great when greatly pursued.
Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Duties are what make life most worth living. Lacking them, you are not necessary to anyone.
Some like to understand what they believe in. Others like to believe in what they understand.
He who reflects too much will achieve little.
Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it.
Is sex dirty? Only if it's done right.
Men would be angels; Angels would be gods.
The art of creation is older than the art of killing.
I am an atheist. I don't believe in Zeus.