Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves?

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.

The only lasting truth is change.

We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain.

You must not try to make love definite. It is the divine accident of life.

The heart is not like a box that gets filled up; it expands in size the more you love.

If you look for perfection, you will never be satisfied.

Love... is the honoring of others in a way that grants them the grace of their own autonomy.

There will always be someone who can't see your worth. Don't let it be you.

To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.