He who is afraid to use an "I" in his writing will never make a good writer.

The history omankind seems like kite flying; sometimes, when the wind is favorable, we let go the string a little and the kite soars a little higher; sometimes the wind is too rough and we have to lower it a little, and sometimes it gets caught among the tree branches; but to reach the upper strata of pure bliss-ah, perhaps never.

By association with nature's enormities, a man's heart may truly grow big also.

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

A man who has to be punctually at a certain place at five o'clock has the whole afternoon ruined for him already.

We all have obligations and duties toward our fellow men. But it does seem curious enough that in modern neurotic society, men's energies are consumed in making a living and rarely in living itself. It takes a lot of courage for a man to declare, with clarity and simplicity, that the purpose of life is to enjoy it.

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.