There is no pleasure without a tincture of bitterness.

What do sad people have in common? It seems they have all built a shrine to the past and often go there and do a strange wail and worship. What is the beginning of Happiness? It is to stop being so religious like that.

'Tis writ on Paradise's gate, Woe to the dupe that yields to fate!

There are different wells within your heart. Some fill with each good rain, Others are far too deep for that.

I am happy even before I have a reason.

Oh, you who are trying to learn the marvel of Love through the copy book of reason, I'm very much afraid that you will never really see the point.

Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man.