Life never presents us with anything which may not be looked upon as a fresh starting point, no less than as a termination

To what a degree the same past can leave different marks - and especially admit of different interpretations.

Never look behind you, it will only bring you back.

Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible only if today's makes way for it; that each wave owes the beauty of its line only to the withdrawal of the preceding one.

Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.

The most beautiful things are those that madness prompts and reason writes