Most of us believe in trying to make other people happy only if they can be happy in ways which we approve.

Most of us can remember a time when a birthday - especially if it was one's own - brightened the world as if a second sun has risen.

Most remarks that are worth making are commonplace remarks. The things that makes them worth saying is that we really mean them.

Friendship is not going to stand the pressure of greatly great guidance for quite extensive.

[History is] the story of the magnificent rear-guard action fought during several thousand years by dogma against curiosity.

I sometimes suspect that half our difficulties are imaginary and that if we kept quiet about them they would disappear.

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.