It is important that man dreams, but it is perhaps equally important that he can laugh at his own dreams.

We (the Chinese) eat food for its texture, the elastic or crisp effect it has on our teeth, as well as for fragrance, flavor and color.

Business men who are busy the whole day and immediately go to bed after supper, snoring like cows, are not likely to contribute anything to culture.

All human beings are like travelers floating down the eternal river of time, embarking at a certain point and disembarking again at another point in order to make room for others waiting below the river to come aboard.

Of the many rights of ladies, the best should be to be considered a mother.

Of all the unhappy people in the world, the unhappiest are those who have not found something they want to do.

Now it is characteristic of play that one plays without reason and there must be no reason for it. Play is its own good reason.