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The greatest of all the arts is the art of living together!

Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down.

To a man the greatest blessing is individual liberty; to a dog it is the last word in despair.

The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century.

There is never much trouble in any family where the children hope someday to resemble their parents.

Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense.

The highest happiness on earth is marriage. Every man who is happily married is a successful man even if he has failed in everything else.

If I were running the world I would have it rain only between 2 and 5 a.m. Anyone who was out then ought to get wet.

The highest happiness on earth is the happiness of marriage.

Never try to outsmart a woman, unless you are another woman.

In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks.

My religious faith remains in possession of the field only after prolonged civil war with my naturally skeptical mind.

In the whole story of Jesus Christ, the most important event is the resurrection.

I believe a knowledge of the Bible without a college course is more valuable than a college course without a Bible.

Real happiness is not dependent on external things.

Every time you acquire a new interest, even more, a new accomplishment, you increase your power of life.

You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York.

Why is it that so many people are afraid to admit they are happy?

The principle of happiness should be like the principle of virtue: it should not be dependent of things, but be a part of personality [and character].

Being educated means to prefer the best not only to the worst but to the second best.

At a certain age some people's minds close up; they live on their intellectual fat.

Two persons who love each other are in a place more holy than the interior of a church.

Marriage is a fine and sacred thing if you make it so.

PAINT THE WALLS OF your mind With many beautiful pictures.

One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.

If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

This is the final test of a gentleman: His respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.

I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget.

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.

The kind of happiness that stays with you is the happiness that springs from inward thoughts and emotions.

A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.

There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy life.

Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.

The happiest people in this world are those who have the most interesting thoughts.

A middle-aged cat will often play as unreservedly as a kitten, though he knows perfectly well it is only a game.

A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him.