Life, with all it's sorrows, cares, perplexities and heart-breaks, is more interesting than bovine placidity, hence more desirable. The more interesting it is, the happier it is.

A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands.

Herein lies the real value of education. Advanced education may or may not make men and women more efficient; but it enriches personality, increases the wealth of the mind, and hence brings happiness.

A middle-aged cat will often play as unreservedly as a kitten, though he knows perfectly well it is only a game.

I believe a knowledge of the Bible without a college course is more valuable than a college course without a Bible.

In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks.

Honesty is not necessarily the best policy. The best policy would be to acquire a reputation for honesty and then to cheat at the psychological moment.