The secret is that there is no secret.
The struggle of life is one of our greatest blessings. It makes us patient, sensitive, and Godlike. It teaches us that although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.
We, the people, are not free. Our democracy is but a name. We vote? What does that mean? It means we choose between Tweedledee and Tweedledum. We elect expensive masters to do our work for us, and then blame them because they work for themselves and for their class.
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
When I recollect the treasure of friendship that has been bestowed upon me I withdraw all charges against life. If much has been denied me, much, very much has been given. So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart I shall say that life is good.
Happiness is like the mountain summit. It is sometimes hidden by clouds, but we know it is there.
The most beautiful world is always entered through imagination.
Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual who can grasp it.
Wicked people will on the day of judgment see all there is to see of Jesus Christ, except His beauty and loveliness
I've always looked upon politics as a very boring thing. Politics never interested me as much as the people involved in it.
Colds, ulcers, flu, and cancer are things we get. Schizophrenia is something we are.