Marriage is a tyranny, a mortification of man's natural instincts. Man needs a multiplicity of relationships.
Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived.
When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.
I have now lost my barrier between me and death; God grant I may live to be as well prepared for it, as I confidently believe her to have been! If the way to Heaven be through piety, truth, justice and charity, she is there.
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.
Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.
We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.
Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he wants in that time, he must be numb.
Anytime you strike the drums, you have to be aware that you're creating a musical event.
Why should the actions of the imagination not be as real as those of perception?
Will Thisbee gave me The Beginner's Cook-Book for Girl Guides. It was just the thing; the writer assumes you know nothing about cookery and writes useful hints - "When adding eggs, break the shells first.