Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple

A Democritus quote

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen...

It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them.”

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.

There is no pretending," Jace said with absolute clarity. "I love you, and I will love you until I die, and if there is life after that, I'll love you then.

We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.

Love is needing someone. Love is putting up with someone's bad qualities because they somehow complete you

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great

A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.

Well-behaved women seldom make history.

You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love

There is no friend as loyal as a book

Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time

Classic' - a book which people praise and don't read.