Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.
What more felicity can fall to creature, than to enjoy delight with liberty.
The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.
Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing.
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.
It's important to begin a search on a full stomach.
Love is that splendid triggering of human vitality... the supreme activity which nature affords anyone for going out of himself toward someone else.
If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.