Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.

Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.

Every man is a creative cause of what happens, a primum mobile with an original movement.

Horrible experiences lead us to wonder whether the person who experiences them might not be something horrible.

Life is hard to bear: but do not affect to be so delicate! We are all of us fine sumpter asses and assesses.

Every relationship that does not raise us up pulls us down, and vice versa; this is why men usually sink down somewhat when they take wives while women are usually somewhat raised up. Overly spiritual men require marriage every bit as much as they resist it as bitter medicine.

And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.