Uncle Scrooge preferred to let the poor die "and decrease the surplus population." Scrooge may not have had God on his side, but his arithmetic was impeccable.

Every writing teacher gives the subliminal message, every time they teach: 'Your life counts for something.' In no other subject that I know of is that message given.

A five-year old is in a pretty good position to assess who is beautiful and who is not. Removed from the confusions of sexuality, he or she can judge a face as a face.

The problem with death is absence

Whatever you think matters - doesn't. Follow this rule, and you will add decades to your life.

Only by moving in the direction you least trust can you be saved

Live in the past, but don't remember too much.