Humor distorts nothing, and only false gods are laughed off their pedestals.

We can be sure that the greatest hope for maintaining equilibrium in the face of any situation rests within ourselves.

You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty.

For one human being to love another human being: That is perhaps the most difficult task that has been entrusted to us, the ultimate task…

Don't reserve your best behavior for special occasions. You can't have two sets of manners, two social codes - one for those you admire and want to impress, another for those whom you consider unimportant. You must be the same to all people.

Once a woman has forgiven a man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.

Never trust a husband too far or a bachelor too near.

The particular human chain we're part of is central to our individual identity.

We can be sure that the greatest hope for maintaining equilibrium in the face of any situation rests within ourselves.

I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one's inner life. And that too is a deed.

If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.

Cheerfulness, it would appear, is a matter which depends fully as much on the state of things within, as on the state of things without and around us.

To say something nice about yourself, this is the hardest thing in the world for people to do. They'd rather take their clothes off.

Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier.

The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn't matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.

Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.

To love what you do and feel that it matters -- how could anything be more fun?

You can be pleased with nothing when you are not pleased with yourself.

Some people say that cats are sneaky, evil, and cruel. True, and they have many other fine qualities as well.

Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly.