Decency is not news; it is buried in the obituaries - but it is a force stronger than crime.

If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

And my worst pains are words I cannot say

He's just a flash in the pants.

The benefits you will enjoy with a positive attitude have a multiplier effect and exponentially impact your personal well-being.

The proportion of ingredients is important, but the final result is also a matter of how you put them together. Equilibrium is key.

With each person our heart loves, our soul becomes stronger.

This is a huge decision [to choose advisers and Secretary of State]. This is where he [Donald Trump] has the least experience and will have to rely on people with experience.

Sociology, the guilty science, functions best by alarm.

Everything was curved to fit the walls: the stove, the sink and the cupboards, and all of it had been painted with flowers, insects and birds in bright primary colours.

I'm not politically active, but I'm saying [that] you can open up people's understanding of themselves and others with play.

Obstinacy and contention are common qualities, most appearing in, and best becoming, a mean and illiterate soul.