“It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.”

Opinions have caused more ills than the plague or earthquakes on this little globe of ours.

I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.

Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.

Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.

If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.

Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.

Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.

Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively.

Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying?

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid – one must also be polite.

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other’s throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace.

She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.

One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything’s fine today, that is our illusion.

Injustice in the end produces independence.

Creativity is born from you.

This is my soul skin. Born from the dust, blooming from within.

I am filled with mirth at my own rebirth.

If tomorrow starts without me, let it be known I was born to be free.

And when our dreams died my life could finally begin.

Muses are born from a soul that is aching but I would sacrifice the most beautiful art if I could stop one heart from breaking.

She was born to be imperfectly real, and never needed to pretend.

If I’m reborn, let my soul find yours again, so our missing pieces can connect and we can become whole.