“We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.”

“Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too late and the game finished, that the stage belongs to the rising generations. The true evil is not the weakening of the bod...”

“An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.”

“Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.”

“Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.”

“The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.”

“Promise YourselfTo be so strong that nothingcan disturb your peace of mind.To talk health, happiness, and prosperityto every person you meet.To make all your friends feelthat there is something in ...”

“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”

“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”