Some people bring joy wherever they go, and some people bring joy whenever they go.

Everything human is pathetic

His head was an hour-glass; it could stow an idea, but it had to do it a grain at a time, not the whole idea at once.

Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. As in the words of Wayne Dyer, when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. Sometimes to know with certainty that a particular thing is "true", will actually be the very thing that keeps you from attaining the things you seek to achieve.

There is only one expert who is qualified to examine the souls and the life of a people and make a valuable report - the native novelist. ... And when a thousand able novels have been written, there you have the soul of the people; and not anywhere else can these be had.

When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old.

Tough times teach trust.