“Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills.

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.