Why always "not yet"? Do flowers in spring say "not yet"?

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? But the man who orders his life according to their teachings cannot go far wrong.

The business of life is to enjoy oneself; everything else is a mockery.

If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.

The true cook is the perfect blend, the only perfect blend, of artist and philosopher. He knows his worth: he holds in his palm the happiness of mankind, the welfare of generations yet unborn.

The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every day.

It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest.