He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.

Every man dies. Not every man really lives.

You must pass your days in song. Let your whole life be a song.

Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?