"A civilization is a heritage of beliefs, customs, and knowledge slowly accumulated in the course of centuries, elements difficult at times to justify by logic, but justifying themselves as paths when they lead somewhere, since they open up for man his inner distance."

"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."

"The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something."

"The art of living is discovering that authenticity is the rarest and most beautiful asset."

"Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed."

"I get those fleeting, beautiful moments of inner peace and stillness - and then the other 23 hours and 45 minutes of the day, I'm a human trying to make it through in this world."

"Beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."