He who has the courage to laugh is almost as much a master of the world as he who is ready to die.

Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience of life, and not philosophy, which produces real hatred of mankind.

No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance.

Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything.

It's interesting to observe that almost all truly worthy men have simple manners, and that simple manners are almost always taken as a sign of little worth

People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are not.

Ignorance is the greatest source of happiness.

The most solid pleasure in this life is the empty pleasure of illusion.

In all climates, under all skies, man's happiness is always somewhere else.

What do you do there, moon, in the sky? Tell me what you do, silent moon. When evening comes you rise and go contemplating wastelands; then you set.

Irresolute men are sometimes very persistent in their undertakings, because if they give up their designs they would have to make a second resolution.

Open collaboration encourages greater accountability, which in turn fosters trust.

I will say if John Podesta said that about me and he was working for me I would have fired him fast .

I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.

Be the catalyst for change. Empowering women, empowering humanity

If you really want to love Jesus, first learn to suffer, because suffering teaches you to love.

Wealth - any income that is at least one hundred dollars more a year than the income of one's wife's sister's husband.

I think more people need to make out.

The grim possibility is that she who 'hides her brains' will, more than likely, end up with a mate who is only equal to a woman with 'hidden brains' or none at all.

As for becoming queen, it was never on the forefront of my mind when I married my husband. It was a long way off, that thought.

The Vores Third Quartet is a terrific piece that brings disparate components into harmony. . . it's celebratory, imaginative, touching, and fun.