Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Don'tconsider your reputation and you may do anything you like.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

Between friends there is no need of Justice.