Human beings seem to be a poor invention. If they are the noblest works of God where is the ignoblest?

If you should rear a duck in the heart of the Sahara, no doubt it would swim if you brought it to the Nile.

We find not much in ourselves to admire, we are always privately wanting to be like somebody else. If everybody was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes

When politics enter into municipal government, nothing resulting therefrom in the way of crimes and infamies is then incredible. It actually enables one to accept and believe the impossible.

Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

[Do you worry unnecessarily about the future? Remember most fears are just False Evidence Appearing Real. Don't let unfounded fears rob you of the joys of life or you too will say...] There has been much tragedy in my life; [and] at least half of it actually happened.

Too much is just enough.