A pipe gives a wise man time to think and a fool something to stick in his mouth.

Quarrelling means trying to show that the other man is in the wrong. (And) There is no sense in trying to do that unless you and he had some sort of agreement as to what Righ and Wrong are.

The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose.

History is a story written by the finger of God.

Those who tread 'adult' as a term of approval cannot hope to be considered adult themselves. When I became a man I put away childish things, along with the desire to be very grown up.

I am struck here by the curious mixture of justice and injustice in our lives. We are blamed for our real faults but usually not on the right occasions.

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.