Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life.
The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others.
The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.
I was sick of cars driving right past me.
We are what we repeatedly do.
What makes the engine go? Desire, desire, desire.