“In order not to find life unbearable, you must accept two things: the ravages of time and the injustices of man.”

“Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list.”

“If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first.”

“Happiness is not easy to find. It's very difficult to find it in yourself — and impossible to find anywhere else.”

“Don't you know that we must always have a place where we never go but where we think we'd be happy if we did?”

“And so I leave this world, where the heart must either break or turn to lead. [last words]”

“We ought to be able to combine opposites: the love of goodness with indifference to other people's opinions, a liking for work with indifference to fame, concern for our health with indifference to life.”