There have been innumerable Temporary Seekers after the Truth-have you ever heard of a permanent one?
The bane of Americans is overwork-and the ruin of any work is a divided interest. Concentrate-concentrate. One thing at a time.
What ought to be done to the man who invented the celebrating of anniversaries? Mere killing would be too light.
July 4. Statistics show that we lose more fools on this day than in all the other days of the year put together. This proves, by the number left in stock, that one fourth of July per year is now inadequate, the country has grown so.
I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.
Quitting smoking is easy, I’ve done it hundreds of times.
Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion – several of them.
There are no grades of vanity; there are only grades of ability in concealing it.
If you want love and abundance in your life, give it away.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn’t any. But this wrongs the jackass.
It is better to give than receive- especially advice.
We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove.
Let your joy be unconfined!
Of all the animals, man is the only one that lies.
There are people who think that honesty is always the best policy. This is a superstition. There are times when the appearance of it is worth six of it.
To eat is human, to digest, divine.
It is often the case that a man who can’t tell a lie thinks he is the best judge of one.
Whatever you say, say it with conviction.
When I’m playful I use the meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude for a seine, and drag the Atlantic Ocean for whales. I scratch my head with the lightning and purr myself to sleep with the thunder.
Eating and sleeping are the only activities that should be allowed to interrupt a man’s enjoyment of his cigar.