But why wasn't I born, alas, in an age of Adjectives; why can one no longer write of silver-shedding Tears and moon-tailed Peacocks, of eloquent Death, of the Negro and star-enameled Night?

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.

The human tendency toward confirmatory thinking - all of us are bias to seek information that fits what we already believe.

Taken slowly, or mindfully, even eating an orange or a bowl of soup, or a small piece of dark chocolate for that matter, can take on the flavor or prayer.

Inherent in all persons does be, Love and compassion unfailingly.Give to others your love freely, And receive in turn love purely.[112] - 4

Cease endlessly striving for what you would like to do and learn to love what must be done.

I don't care how smart a kid you are. The only way you learn what's not right is from experience.

When I was younger I was completely without money - when I was studying in Budapest, when I was a refugee.

Honestly, I think I've stretched a talent which is so thin it's almost transparent over a quite unbelievable term of years.

You can't change in your own power. If you feel overwhelmed by something bigger than you, let the one who is bigger than all things be the power you need in your weakness.

The darkness is the deepening shadow of your presence; the silence a process in the metabolism of the being of love.

Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.