The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

Sticking to one woman is a small price to pay for so much as having seen one woman.

America is the only country ever founded on a creed.

Surprise is the secret of joy.

Every one on this earth should believe, amid whatever madness or moral failure, that his life and temperament have some object on the earth. Every one on the earth should believe that he has something to give to the world which cannot otherwise be given.

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.

There is but an inch of difference between a cushioned chamber and a padded cell.