There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them in trying to perpetuate the moods, tastes and aptitudes of youth.

I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus.

My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind as adopted it.

Travel, of course, narrows the mind.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which we've developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. It has been said that when human beings stop believing in God they believe in nothing. The truth is much worse: they believe in anything.

Bad humor is an evasion of reality; good humor is an acceptance of it.