“Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time
“Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.
“The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose
“If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old
“Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.
“Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw away
“I do not see any other way of realizing our hopes about World Organization in five or six days. Even the Almighty took seven
“No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable
“A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life
“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
“Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence
“Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world