Immortal Gems of Thought I've always liked immortal quotes and gems of thought. The commanding intellect and rich imagination of these wise sayings inspires us in the conduct of our life. The secret of the power of these quotes is a remarkable blending of dignity and familiarity in an attractive style. The following Quotes are notable for their precision and wisdom. My favorites are quotes by the renowned existential authors Sartre and Camus: 1. I think that all happiness depends on the energy to assume the mask of some other self; that all joyous or creative life is a rebirth as something not oneself, something which has no memory and is created in a moment and perpetually renewed…If we cannot imagine ourselves as different from what we are and try to assume that second self, we cannot impose discipline upon ourselves. Active virtue, therefore, is theatrical, consciously dramatic, the wearing of a mask.- W.B.Yeats 2. Everything has been figured out, except how to live....