It is not so much what you believe in that matters, as the way in which you believe it and proceed to translate that belief into action.

Let him cry whoever feels like crying, for we were animals before we became reasoning beings, and the shedding of a tear, whether of forgiveness or of pity or of sheer delight at beauty, will do him a lot of good.

What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child?

A cocktail party is a place where you talk with a person you do not know about a subject you have no interest in.

There is nothing more beautiful in this world than a healthy, wise old man.

The three great American vices seem to be efficiency, punctuality, and the desire for achievement and success. They are the things that make the Americans so unhappy and so nervous.

In contrast to logic, there is common sense, or still better, the Spirit of Reasonableness.