Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.
Make money, money, honestly if you can;
if not, by any means at all, make money.
The illusion that times that were are better than those that are, has probably pervaded all ages.
Friends are treasures.
The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.
The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.
The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with whom one's relationship has a glowing depth, beauty, and joy as the years increase. This inner progressiveness of love between two human beings is a most marvelous thing, it cannot be found by looking for it or by passionately wishing for it. It is sort of a Divine accident.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.Lat., Seize the day, put no trust in tomorrow.
Patience makes lighter What sorrow may not heal.