It is unpleasant to miss even the most trifling thing to which we have been accustomed.

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.

Superstition belongs to the essence of mankind and takes refuge, when one thinks one has suppressed it completely, in the strangest nooks and crannies; once it is safely ensconced there, it suddenly reappears.

When married one has to get into an argument once in a while since in this way one learns about the other.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Words are mere sound and smoke, dimming the heavenly light.

Sameness leaves us in peace but it is contradiction that makes us productive.