And thus was kept the first Christmas, the Christmas in the year one, with carols by the choir of heaven, and God's own Son, the Saviour of the world, coming as a Christmas gift for all mankind.

To be thoroughly and abidingly happy is not only to get what we all instinctively desire, but to fulfill the purpose of our nature.

The first step toward happiness is to determine to be happy.

Don't leave it all unsaid, somewhere in the wasteland of your head.

There is no rest for the humble except in despising the great, whose only thought of the people is inspired by self-interest or sadism.

Thank God For Writing, As Now I Can Work Until My Last Breath!

My mom has always been my champion. She was very smart and grounded. She said, 'Save your money. Pay your taxes. Don't put everything in one basket, ' but she let me explore and be creative.

Time, dear friend, time brings round opportunity; opportunity is the martingale of man. The more we have ventured the more we gain, when we know how to wait.

We must realize that we're all part of a web of life around the world. Anytime you extinguish a species, the consequences are serious.

Cakes have such a terrible habit of turning out bad just when you especially want them to be good.

Forget you are a man. Loose the animal you hide inside.

A cat has a reputation to protect. If it had a halo, it would be worn cocked to one side.