The clown may be the source of mirth, but - who shall make the clown laugh?

We must all make do with the rags of love we find flapping on the scarecrow of humanity.

The child's laughter is pure until he first laughs at a clown.

Out of the frying pan into the fire! What is marriage but prostitution to one man instead of many? No different!

And it was sad music fit to make you cut your throat.

Despair is the constant companion of the clown.

And from the coffin of your madness there is no escape.

She was feeling supernatural tonight. She wanted to EAT diamonds.

Perhaps...I could not be content with mere contentment!

...for nothing is more boring than being forced to play.

From beggar to thief is one step, but a step in two directions at the same time, for what a beggar loses in morality when he becomes a thief he regains in self-respect.

The single most important piece of advice about prayer is one word: Begin!

The way you live your days is the way you live your life.

Don't assume I'm dumb because I wear a suit and tie.

Rare is he who will concede genius.

Sed nescio quo modo nihil tam absurde dici potest quod non dicatur ab aliquo philosphorum. (There is nothing so absurd but some philosopher has said it.)

Young Jimmy Dean fell off the world as suddenly as he had come.

Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.

Underneath this little stone Lies Robert Earl of Huntington; No other archer was so good - And people called him Robin Hood. Such outlaws as he and his men Will England never see again.

Either a princess or a pauper can feel generous. Generosity is the quality of the spirit. When you feel generous your life becomes, abundant full of compassion and love.

An affected laugh shows lack of self-respect in a man and lewdness in a woman. It is carelessness to go about with one's hands inside the slits in the sides of his hakama.