Our beliefs are, however, often contrary to fact.

Philosophy is an unusually ingenious attempt to think fallaciously.

Skilled work, of no matter what kind, is only done well by those who take a certain pleasure in it, quite apart from its utility, either to themselves in earning a living, or to the world through its outcome.

A smile happens in a flash, but its memory can last a lifetime.

I have come to realize that an early symptom of approaching mental illness is the belief that one's work is terribly important. If you consider your work very important you should take a day off.

The modern man thinks that everything ought to be done for the sake of something else, and never for its own sake.

Another merit of home is that it preserves the diversity between individuals. If we were all alike, it might be convenient for the bureaucrat and the statistician, but it would be very dull, and would lead to a very unprogressive society.