Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure... they govern us in all we read more

Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure... they govern us in all we do, in all we say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it.

A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.

A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.

A judgment about life has no meaning except the truth of the one who speaks last, and the mind is read more

A judgment about life has no meaning except the truth of the one who speaks last, and the mind is at ease only at the moment when everyone is shouting at once and no one can hear a thing.

With renunciation life begins.

With renunciation life begins.

Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art read more

Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit read more

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.

Honeymoon: A short period of doting between dating and debting.

Honeymoon: A short period of doting between dating and debting.

They who forgive most shall be most forgiven.

They who forgive most shall be most forgiven.

To be taken seriously you need the ability to make fun of yourself.

To be taken seriously you need the ability to make fun of yourself.