It is only a man's own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them.

In truth the most striking figure for the relation of the two is that of the strong blind man carrying the sighted lame man on his shoulders.

A man finds himself, to his great astonishment, suddenly existing, after thousands and thousands of years of non-existence: he lives for a little while; and then, again, comes an equally long period when he must exist no more. The heart rebels against this, and feels that it cannot be true.

I am often surprised by the cleverness, and now and again by the stupidity, of my dog; and I have similar experiences with mankind.

If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it.

Marrying means doing whatever possible to become repulsed of each other

Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.