It is one of the beautiful compensations of this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without read more

It is one of the beautiful compensations of this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

Well, it seems to me that the best relationships - the ones that last - are frequently the ones that read more

Well, it seems to me that the best relationships - the ones that last - are frequently the ones that are rooted in friendship. You know, one day you look at the person and you see something more than you did the night before. Like a switch has been flicked somewhere. And the person who was just a friend is... suddenly the only person you can ever imagine yourself with

People must be taken as they are, and we should never try make them or ourselves better by quarreling with read more

People must be taken as they are, and we should never try make them or ourselves better by quarreling with them.

I've not got a first in philosophy without being able to muddy things pretty satisfactory.

I've not got a first in philosophy without being able to muddy things pretty satisfactory.

A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself; read more

A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself; and a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself.

You learn to like someone when you find out what makes them laugh, but you can never truly love someone read more

You learn to like someone when you find out what makes them laugh, but you can never truly love someone until you find out what makes them cry.

If I have made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention than to any other talent.

If I have made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention than to any other talent.

Sometimes you see a person, and you wonder why you don't spend more time with that person, because they're like read more

Sometimes you see a person, and you wonder why you don't spend more time with that person, because they're like one of your favorite people. And then they say something and you remember why you don't.

Listen. Don't explain or justify.

Listen. Don't explain or justify.