The young people who come to me in the hope of hearing me utter a few memorable maxims are quite disappointed. Aphorisms are not my forte, I say nothing but banalities... I listen to them and they go away delighted.

Turn your face toward the sun and the shadows will fall behind you

Success is not about seeking constant external validation; it's about having confidence in your own abilities and trusting your intuition.

No human relation gives one possession in another―every two souls are absolutely different. In friendship or in love, the two side by side raise hands together to find what one cannot reach alone.

Find Joy in discovering what makes your soul happy.

We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.

Success is not about seeking constant external validation; it's about recognizing and celebrating your own unique strengths and talents.