To Be Witty Is Not

It Is Not Events And The Things One Sees And Enjoys That Produce Happiness, But A State Of Mind Which Can Endow Events With Its Own Quality, And We Must Hope For The Duration Of This State Rather Than The Recurrence Of Pleasurable Events.

The First Recipe For Happiness Is: Avoid Too Lengthy Meditation On The Past.

A Marriage Without Conflicts Is Almost As Inconceivable As A Nation Without Crises.

Like A Bird, When His Cage Is Opened, Stays On His Perch, Dazzled By Freedom, The Postponed Traveler Does Not See That His Cage, With Its Bars Of Anxiety, It Is Open.

Without A Family, Man, Alone In The World, Trembles With The Cold.