Nearly all human beings love, but nearly none know how to love.

A lover's life lies in death. You shall not find a heart without losing the heart.

Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.

A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

I am the captain of my soul.

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish.

There is only one way to be happy, and that is to make somebody else so.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.