When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.

Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.

I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.

When it is not in our power to determine what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable.

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.

When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more.

I used to desire many, many things, but now I have just one desire, and thats to get rid of all my other desires.

You are like my little dog; when people see you, they know I am nearby.

Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who are least able to utter them.

Not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality.

To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.

I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast.

The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching.

Women have the right to work wherever they want, as long as they have the dinner ready when you get home.

In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.

Charity ... is the opium of the privileged.

When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.

I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.

Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.