The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded upon a fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older.

A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on.

You don't need to be perfect together You just need to be happy together.

The most precious resource we all have is time.