God doesn't measure His bounty, but oh how we do!

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.

It's the most unhappy people who most fear change.

A hypochondriac is one who has a pill for everything except what ails him.

It's innocence when it charms us, ignorance when it doesn't.

The head never rules the heart, but just becomes its partner in crime.

We lavish on animals the love we are afraid to show to people. They might not return it; or worse, they might.

In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.

We choose those we like; with those we love, we have no say in the matter.

They threaten me with lung cancer, and still I smoke and smoke. If they'd only threaten me with hard work, I might stop.

Pity all newlyweds. She cooks something nice for him, and he brings her flowers, and they kiss and think: How easy marriage is.

Life is pushing you toward love.

Reading leads to good conduct

Cities force growth and make men talkative and entertaining but they make them artificial.

Everything beautiful has to be worked for.

You may have orthodox heads, and yet you may have the devil in your hearts.

You can have a great lyric and a so-so melody; it's going to be a tough sell.

I'm a pretty private person, so I'd like to say I'm a good ear and that I keep my mouth shut.

Salzburg... is a mountain town with a rushing river running right through the center, everything in the rain various shades of green and brown.

Where there is a great deal of free speech there is always a certain amount of foolish speech.