It is a wise man who can laugh at his own jokes.

Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg crackles as if she had laid an asteroid.

Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.

Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

My pain may be the reason for somebody’s laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody’s pain.

Laugh as much as you breathe. Love as long as you live.

Never eat more than you can lift.

To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter.

Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen.

Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor vexation. Where there is poverty and joy, there is neither greed nor avarice. Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.

Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.

Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life.

You are a fool in four letters, my son.

The man who is truly good and wise will bear with dignity whatever fortune sends, and will always make the best of his circumstances.

First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live accordingly to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity, and trust.