The deepest and rarest kind of courage has nothing to do with feats or obstacles in the outside world; and, indeed, has nothing to do with the outside world - it is the courage to be who you are.

Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time.

God cannot be solemn, or he would not have blessed man with the incalculable gift of laughter.

Just about the only interruption we don't object to is applause.

Never take the advice of someone who has not had your kind of trouble.

Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance.

Parents - and teachers too - are woefully short-sighted when they try to protect the child from his mistakes, when they make the "right answer" more important than the quest for knowledge and good judgment. For what is not learned within one's self cannot be learned from another.