Too oft is transient pleasure the source of long woes.

The cleverest of all the devils is Opportunity.

An illusion which makes me happy is worth a verity which drags me to the ground.

The compulsion of fate is bitter.

Stupidity has its sublime as well as genius, and he who carries that quality to absurdity has reached it; which is always a source of amusement to sensible people.

Endurance is the prerogative of woman, enabling the gentlest to suffer what would cause terror to manhood.

To be silent is sometimes an art, yet not so great a one as certain people would have us believe, who are wisest they are most silent.

To do nothing by halves is the way of noble spirits.

Man blindly works the will of fate. [Ger., Blindlings that er blos den Willen des Geschickes.]

For whatever a man has, is in reality only a gift.

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Existence is illusory and it is eternal.

There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor.

As long as men are free to speak, a small, rational minority will always prevail over an irrational majority.

People!" she screamed. "There are people here! New people!

As is true for most people I know, I've always loved learning. As is also true for most people I know, I always hated school. Why is that?

I remember that the priest finally said to me, 'You wouldn't like to have a religion that makes things easy for you.' Now I know that both faith and intellect are components of religious belief.

It's pretty easy to hear what people are physically responding to versus what's just flat as a pancake in the room when it comes to jokes.

When I was 12 and started to take singing lessons from a woman, she told me that I would probably spend the rest of my life taking care of my voice.

It is best to live with honor for just a day than with dishonor for many decades; better a short lived celestial swan than a century-lived crow.