"A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts."

"You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm."

"It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship."

"Total absence of humor renders life impossible."

"The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time."

"I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer."

"We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities."

"Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us worthy evidence of the fact."

"Half the world is composed of those who have something to say but can't; the other half is of those who have nothing to say and keep on saying it."

"A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse."

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and Jill a rich widow."

"Religion is a defense against the experience of God."