He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Your promise is someone's hope. Keep your promises.

I say that habit's but a long practice, friend, and this becomes men's nature in the end.

You can always tell when someone's lying to you, because they're male.

No matter how closely you examine the water, glucose, and electrolyte salts in the human brain, you can't find the point where these molecules became conscious.

Live one day at a time, unless you can figure out how to live two.

I'll tell you one thing you can't do: you can't put your shoes on, then your socks on.

If you mean you think it is my job to go into the secret passage first, O Thorin Thrain’s son Oakenshield, may your beard grow ever longer,” he said crossly, “say so at once and have done!

Happiness depends on how you accept, understand and surrender to situations.

The day is always his, who works in it with serenity and great aims.

To me, England is past its sell-by date. It's not the country I grew up in.