I am willing to allow that smoking is a moral weakness, but on the other hand, we must beware of the man without weaknesses. He is not to be trusted. He is apt to be always sober and he cannot make a single mistake. His habits are likely to be regular, his existence more mechanical and his head always maintains its supremacy over his heart. Much as I like reasonable persons, I hate completely rational beings.

O wise humanity, terribly wise humanity! How inscrutable is the civilization where men toil and work and worry their hair gray to get a living and forget to play!

Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus imagination.

Happiness for me is largely a matter of digestion.

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.

A tendency to fly too straight at a goal, instead of circling around it, often carries one too far.

When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.