“The world belongs to optimists. Pessimists are only spectators.”

“At the end of the day, tell yourself gently: "I love you, you did the best you could today, and even if you didn't accomplished all you had planned, I love you anyway.”

“Many people see happiness only in their future.”

“We know well only what we are deprived of.”

“The history of the world suggests that without love of God there is little likelihood of a love for man that does not become corrupt.”

“A mother-in-law dies only when another devil is needed in hell.”

“I believe that only poetry counts ... A great novelist is first of all a great poet.”