Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

He understands badly who listens badly.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di