Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

Either the soul is immortal and we shall not die, or it perishes with the flesh and we shall not know that we are dead. Live, then, as if you were eternal.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.

If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, "I took a taxi".

All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast.