A good friend is a connection to life — a tie to the past, a road to the future.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

In all things it is better to hope than to despair.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.

Live for each second without hesitation.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.

The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

I learned that you have to push away the demand of people's expectations by believing in your instincts.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.