Mankind was not made to suffer. Bliss is our nature.

In art as in love, instinct is enough.

We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom.

The best way to lift one's self up is to help someone else.

Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better.

Art is the one place we all turn to for solace.

Hope is the feeling we have that the feeling we have is not permanent.

Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.

Never be so focused on what you’re looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.

My only consolation when I am really sad is to love and to be loved.

What is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?

I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.