Men are the devils of the earth, and the animals are its tormented souls.

I love looking at famous people. Because of the way they look. Because of the way photography makes them look famous.

Any book, which is at all important, should be reread immediately

It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility, is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire. For politeness is like a counter--an avowedly false coin, with which it is foolish to be stingy.

It is a curious fact that in bad days we can very vividly recall the good time that is now no more; but that in good days, we have only a very cold and imperfect memory of the bad.

The conviction that the world and man is something that had better not have been, is of a kind to fill us with indulgence towards one another.

Each day is a little life.