Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.

All sorts of allowances are made for the illusions of youth, and none, or almost none for the disenchantment of age.

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.

Everyday life is a stimulating mixture of order and haphazardry. The sun rises and sets on schedule but the wind bloweth where it listeth.

Extreme busyness is a symptom of deficient vitality, and a faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity.

Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on Buddhists and vegetarians, for we feed on babies, though not our own.

Be what you are, and become what you are capable of becoming.