"The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there and the battlefield is the heart of man."

"What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies."

"Life is a gift, given to us by God, and if we live it right, we will be able to enjoy it forever."

"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."

"Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms. It's by talking nonsense that people reach the truth."