Life is cruel and we do terrible things to each other.
Strong hope is a much greater stimulant to life than any single realized joy could be.
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.
There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.
I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.
The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.
Paradise endangered: garden snakes and mice are appearing in the shadowy corners of Dutch Old Master paintings.
Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
The college graduate is presented with a sheepskin to cover his intellectual nakedness.