I was simply occupied with tailoring myself to society's standard. - François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand

Memory is often the attribute of stupidity; it generally belongs to heavy spirits whom it makes even heavier by the baggage it loads them down with.

A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself, he always appears to be doing both.

"Combien d'autres amis je ne rencontrerai plus ! L'homme, chaque soir en se couchant, peut compter ses pertes : il n'y a que ses ans qui ne le quittent point, bien qu'ils passent. Lorsqu'il en fait la revue et qu'il les nomme, ils répondent " Présents ! " Aucun ne manque à l'appel."