Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.

Happiness is never there to stay [...] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude.

Few are they who have never had a chance to achieve happiness- and fewer those who have taken that chance.

Artificial inflation of stocks must be considered a crime as serious as counterfeiting, which it closely resembles.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

The reading of a fine book is an uninterrupted dialogue in which the book speaks and our soul replies.

No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.