“I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.”

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

Deeds of kindness are equal in weight to all the commandments

Aristocracy is a better kind of government than democracy.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds, can't change anything.

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.

“Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.”