“Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.”

“We are all special cases.”

“It is normal to give away a little of one’s life in order not to lose it all.”

“We are all born mad, some remain so.”

“An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher achievement.”

“And then came human beings; humans wanted to cling but there was nothing to cling to.”

“I rebel; therefore I exist.”

“To know oneself, one should assert oneself.”

“The best are led to make greater demands upon themselves. As for those who succumb, they did not deserve to survive.”

“A man wants to earn money in order to be happy, and his whole effort and the best of a life are devoted to the earning of that money. Happiness is forgotten; the means are taken for the end.”

“Whatever prevents you from doing your work has become your work.”

“I’ve seen of enough of people who die for an idea. I don’t believe in heroism; I know it’s easy and I’ve learned it can be murderous. What interests me is living and dying for what one loves.”

“Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter.”

“Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they do not believe in dying completely.”

"To know oneself, one should assert oneself. Psychology is action, not thinking about oneself. We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die."

"An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher achievement."

"Abstract Art: A product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered."

"A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened."

"Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies."

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."

"In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."

"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend."

"But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?"

"I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is."

"Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others."

"Beauty is unbearable, drives us to despair, offering us for a minute the glimpse of an eternity that we should like to stretch out over the whole of time."

"Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face."

"Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears."

"An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself."

"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life."

"Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them."

"When you have really exhausted an experience you always reverence and love it."

"You cannot create experience. You must undergo it."

"It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money."

"Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent"

"Do not leave your reputation to chance or gossip; it is your life's artwork, and you must craft it, hone it, and display it with the care of an artist."

"Many a serious thinker has been produced in prisons, where we have nothing to do but think."

"...But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if it is not tamed, it will tun wild and cause you grief."

"There is nothing more intoxicating than victory, and nothing more dangerous."

"Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies."

"Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter"

"Never waste valuable time, or mental peace of mind, on the affairs of others—that is too high a price to pay."

"For the future, the motto is, "No days unalert."

"When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are."

"Despise The Free Lunch"

"Sweet are the thoughts that savour of content, The quiet mind is richer than a crown..."

"A Prince asked the dying spanish statesman, "Does your Excellency forgive all your enemies?" "I do not have to forgive all my enemies," answered the stateman, "I have had them all shot."

"People are more complicated than the masks they wear in society."

"Be Royal in your Own Fashion: Act like a King to be treated"

"12--Lose Battles, But Win The War: Grand Strategy Grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. Focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it."