As the means, so the end.
The true defense against wealth is not a fear of wealth - of its fragility and of the vicious consequences that it can bring - the true defense against wealth is an indifference to money.
No adultery is bloodless.
As far as the education of children is concerned I think they should be taught not the little virtues but the great ones. Not thrift but generosity and an indifference to money; not caution but courage and a contempt for danger; not shrewdness but frankness and a love of truth; not tact but love for one's neighbor and self-denial; not a desire for success but a desire to be and to know.
Today, as never before, the fates of men are so intimately linked to one another that a disaster for one is a disaster for everybody.
Every day silence harvests its victims. Silence is a mortal illness.
The course of our lives follows ancient and immutable laws, with an ancient, changeless rhythm. Dreams never come true, and the instant they are shattered, we realize how the greatest joys of life lie beyond the realm of reality. The instant they are shattered we are sick with longing for the days when they flamed within us. Our fate spends itself in this succession of hope and nostalgia.
I'd love to play Puck in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream. '
Life is like a confused teacher. . . first she gives the test and then teaches the lesson
I always try to see the good in everything, and that gives me strength. Even when I lost in the London Olympics quarterfinals, I said to myself, 'Don't lose heart, God has his own plans. ' Actually, life just goes on; you have to accept whatever challenge you face and become stronger.
I've never been in love. . . But I imagine it's similar to the feeling you get when you see your waiter arriving with your food