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

Nothing matters to a man who says nothing matters.

There is no proper time and place for reading. When the mood for reading comes, one can read anywhere

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

There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life.

If man be sensible and one fine morning, while he is lying in bed, counts at the tips of his fingers how many things in this life truly will give him enjoyment, invariably he will find food is the first one.

All human happiness is sensuous happiness.