It's an epitome of life. The first half of it consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.

My advice to girls: first, don't smoke - to excess; second, don't drink - to excess; third, don't marry - to excess.

In literature imitations do not imitate.

To one in sympathy with nature, each season, in its turn, seems the loveliest.

There is no such thing as material covetousness. All covetousness is spiritual. ...Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it will content your spirit for the moment.

The unexamined life may not be worth living, but the life too closely examined may not be lived at all.

A pessimist is a well-informed optimist.