Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

Wisdom that don't make us happier ain't worth plowing for.

Zoroaster said, when in doubt abstain; but this does not always apply. At cards, when in doubt take the trick.

As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth - hear both sides and believe neither.

About the only difference between the poor and the rich, is this, the poor suffer misery, while the rich have to enjoy it.

When I see a man of shallow understanding extravagantly clothed, I feel sorry - for the clothes.