The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

Evil alone has oil for every wheel

Fortunatelypsychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itselfstill remains a very effective therapist.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him