Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.

I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too.

Live simply so others may simply live.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.

Landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed.

A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.

If I get married, I want to be very married.

If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what such an existence can give, the higher values of life at once disappear.

That's the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.

To be interested in the changing seasons is . . . a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.

If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.

I think it can be shown that the law makes ten criminals where it restrains one.

Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices.

Do what's right for you, as long as it don't hurt no one

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

Crude classifications and false generalizations are the curse of organized life.

What goes up must come down.

My life didn't please me, so I created my life.

Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.

By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.