The mind gets distracted in all sorts of ways. The heart is its own exclusive concern and diversion.

We sometimes laugh from ear to ear, but it would be impossible for a smile to be wider than the distance between our eyes.

In the distance, the gestures of animals look human, the gestures of human beings bestial.

The idealist walks on tiptoe, the materialist on his heels.

The family is a court of justice which never shuts down for night or day.

Our expression and our words never coincide, which is why the animals don't understand us.

Laughter is regional: a smile extends over the whole face.