It`s not how old you are, it`s how you are old.
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
Being bored is an insult to oneself.
On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.
The peasant is the only species of human being who doesn't like the country and never looks at it.
I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.
It doesn't pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke. For the word that stings the deepest is the word that is never spoke, Let the other fellow wrangle till the storm has blown away, then...
Paradise does not exist, but we must nonetheless strive to be worthy of it.
Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.
Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.
A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.
It is when we are faced with death that we turn most bookish.
Words are the small change of thought.
I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.
There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire.
True courage consists in being courageous precisely when when we're not.
Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.
If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.
Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none
Failure is not our only punishment for laziness there is also the success of others.