It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;-- it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient read more

It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;-- it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others.

A relationship is only complicated when one person is running it...

A relationship is only complicated when one person is running it...

Minds do not act together in public; they simply stick together; and when their private activities are resumed, they fly read more

Minds do not act together in public; they simply stick together; and when their private activities are resumed, they fly apart again.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

The supreme satisfaction is to be able to despise one's neighbor and this fact goes far to account for religious read more

The supreme satisfaction is to be able to despise one's neighbor and this fact goes far to account for religious intolerance. It is evidently consoling to reflect that the people next door are headed for hell.

The idea of strictly minding our own business is moldy rubbish. Who could be so selfish?

The idea of strictly minding our own business is moldy rubbish. Who could be so selfish?

I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.

I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.

An advantage of poverty, your relatives gain nothing by your death.

An advantage of poverty, your relatives gain nothing by your death.

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.