“ One of the many pleasures of old age is giving things up. ”

“ Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message. ”

“ There is no such thing as darkness only a failure to see. ”

“ One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which we've developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. It has been said that when human beings stop believing in God they believe in nothing. The truth is much worse: they believe in anything. ”

“ Bad humor is an evasion of reality good humor is an acceptance of it. ”

“ I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus. ”

“ The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them in trying to perpetuate the moods, tastes and aptitudes of youth. ”

“ History will see advertising as one of the real evil things of our time. It is stimulating people constantly to want things, want this, want that. ”

“ My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind as adopted it. ”

“ Travel, of course, narrows the mind. ”