Solvency is entirely a matter of temperament not of income.

The test of enjoyment is the remembrance which it leaves behind.

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.

Don't tell friends their social faults; they will cure the fault and never forgive you.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

Eat with the rich, but go to the play with the poor, who are capable of joy.

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.

What I like in a good author is not what he says but what he whispers.

Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches.

Wherever you go, be the thunder of joy and the wind of optimism.

You can't expect the level of excitement of your audience to be greater than your own.

A life of leisure never satisfies anyone who possesses a lively mind.

I am living on hope and faith ... a pretty good diet when the mind will receive them.

Equal opportunity is good, but special privilege is better.

There is nothing better than being in a classroom with really, really brilliant students, and opening up new worlds to them. That's what I love doing.

Everything is a process... some of our eating habits consist of things we can't change, but if we modify it a little and put some exercise in there, we can really make a difference.

There is only one difference between teacher and disciple: the former is slightly less afraid than the latter.” ~Deidre O’Neill, known as Edde (p. 213)

No single achievement in science is possible without the painstaking work of the many hundreds who have built the foundation on which all new work is based.

Let's face it, in America today we don't have a health care system, we have a sick care system.