In the fine arts, as in many other things, we know well only what we have not learned.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.

The sunset glow of self-possession.

There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love.

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.

The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.

Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth.

Intelligent people make many mistakes because they cannot believe the world is really as foolish as it is.

Society is divided into two classes, the shearers and the shorn.

Never do today what you can do tomorrow, because something may occur to make you regret your premature action.

I was raised to understand and know the difference between right and wrong.

My mother gave me a real kick toward cooking, which was that if I wanted to eat, I'd better know how to do it myself.

Childhood Is the Kingdom Where Nobody Dies.

The United States is definitely ahead in culture of innovation. If someone wants to accomplish great things, there is no better place than the U.S.

What I need more in my culture and in my life right now is hope, and so I tend to write to that. I'll always end up bending more toward optimism.

I'm so not a celebrity.

Man has regarded woman as his tool. She has learnt to be his tool and in the end found it is easy and pleasurable to be such, because when one drags another in his fall, the descent is easy.

I can't crack jokes because I don't have any.

Thy breath is like the steame of apple-pyes.