“I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”

What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet.

The young are not afraid of telling the truth.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.

Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.

Deep down, the young are lonelier than the old.

Love, what is love? I don’t think you can really put it into words. Love is understanding someone, caring, sharing joys and sorrows.

No one has ever become poor by giving.

The weak die out and the strong will survive, and will live on forever.

Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude.

I had an occasional flash of understanding, but then got selfishly wrapped up again in my own problems and pleasures.

I’m currently in the middle of a depression. I couldn’t really tell you what set it off, but I think it stems from my cowardice, which confronts me at every turn.

As long as you’re in the food business, why not make sweets?

The only way to truly know a person is to argue with them. For when they argue in full swing, then they reveal their true character.

The reason for my starting a diary is that I have no real friend.

One gets on better in life if one is not over modest.

If one truly loves nature one finds beauty everywhere.

Beauty should be edible, or not at all.

In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!

I truly, truly believe that beauty is something that comes from within.

Beauty? To me it is a word without sense because I do not know where its meaning comes from nor where it leads to.

Cosmetics is a boon to every woman, but a girl’s best beauty aid is still a near-sighted man.

I lost my reputation, I forgot my truth. But I have my beauty and I have my youth.

I lost my reputation, I forgot my truth. But I have my beauty and I have my youth.