As crowds increase we build our forts of inattention, and the more we talk the easier it is to mean little and listen not at all.

Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts of apathy to one of brotherly love.

Cast your cares on God; that anchor holds.

Clever people seem not to feel the natural pleasure of bewilderment, and are always answering questions when the chief relish of a life is to go on asking them.

I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at the men at the top.

Sin in this country has been always said to be rather calculating than impulsive.

By rights, satire is a lonely and introspective occupation, for nobody can describe a fool to the life without much patient self-inspection.

Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible.

I know of no more disagreeable sensation than to be left feeling generally angry without anybody in particular to be angry at.

One learns little more about a man from the feats of his literary memory than from the feats of his alimentary canal.

That is the consolation of a little mind; you have the fun of changing it without impeding the progress of mankind.

Sleeping AtlantisSilent cool watersdancing upon her skin ~silent cool waterushering dreams within...

Until we’re pushing up daisies, it might be good to remind ourselves daily that everything’s coming up roses — for me and for you.

The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained.

I have always felt extremely weird. But I am very happy with my weirdnesses, and I want other people to be very happy with theirs.

So this is it. Match point for eternity.

The worst of failure of this kind is that it spoils the market for more competent performers.

Like your job. Love your wife.

Then he smiles as if he'd be happy to lie there and gaze at me forever.

The wealth of a country is its working people.

You cannot achieve someone else's goals.