A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.

Life must be lived as play.

It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.

Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.

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.

For the happiest life, days should be rigorously planned, nights left open to chance.