The busy man is never wise and the wise man is never busy.

The only test of a soul's salvation is its inward happiness.

Reality - Dreams = Animal Being Reality + Dreams = A Heart-Ache (usually called Idealism) Reality + Humor = Realism (also called Conservatism) Dreams - Humor = Fanaticism Dreams + Humor = Fantasy Reality + Dreams + Humor = Wisdom

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

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.

When we demand liberty of a person as a constitutional right, we are taking away from the officials their liberty to chop off people's heads.

It is that unoccupied space which makes a room habitable, as it is our leisure hours which make life endurable.