Our own death is a premium which we must pay for the far greater benefit we have derived from the fact that so many people have not only lived but also died before 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.

Solitude is an opportunity to arrest time and convert it into products.

Peace washed through her soul in the old store surrounded by thousands of books. This was her church and her place of worship.

Rainbows are birthed in storms, not in sunshine.

When a protector leaves you, it looks like the end of the world. But you gradually learn to walk by your own feet

Why is it that we are born remembering, and live forgetting?

If chocolate were a mandatory part of breakfast, people wouldn’t be so grouchy in the morning.

I worked hard. Anyone who works as hard as I did can achieve the same results.

Why did the wise guys always accuse other people of being wise guys?

People say fish is good for a diet. But fish should never be cooked in butter. Fish should be cooked in its natural oils - Texaco, Mobil, Exxon .

The world had moved on and all that was over, done before fairly begun.