So much of unhappiness, it seems to me, is due to nerves; and bad nerves are the result of having nothing to do, or doing a thing badly, unsuccessfully or incompetently. Of all the unhappy people in the world, the unhappiest are those who have not found something they want to do. True happiness comes to those who do their work well, followed by a refreshing period of rest. True happiness comes from the right amount of work for the day.

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

If one's bowels move, one is happy, and if they don't move, one is unhappy. That is all there is to it.

Art is both creation and recreation. Of the two ideas, I think art as recreation or as sheer play of the human spirit is more important.

In the West, the insane are so many that they are put in an asylum, in China the insane are so unusual that we worship them.

There is so much to love and to admire in this life that it is an act of ingratitude not to be happy and content in this existence.

The end of living is the true enjoyment of it.