I undertake the same project as Montaigne but with an aim contrary to his own: for he wrote his Essays only for others and I write my reveries only for myself.
Jean-Jacques RousseauOne sees qualities at a distance and defects at close range.
Victor HugoPeace can be got only through Faith, Faith is the spring of Joy. But now we see Sorrow wherever we cast our eyes. Why does this happen ? Because man has lost Faith. He has no Faith in himself. How then can he acquire Ananda ? How can a person how has not got Faith enough to live happily for a few days win the Grace of God ?
Sai BabaWhat the mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin.
Francis Bacon[Lady Nancy Astor:] Winston if you were my husband I'd put poison in your coffee. ... Nancy if you were my wife I'd drink it.
Winston ChurchillHe who does not mind his belly will hardly mind anything else.
Samuel JohnsonWit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar, never spread it about like marmalade.
Noel CowardIn my mind's eye I visualize how a particular... sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense an ability that comes from a lot of practice.
Ansel AdamsThe art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
Henry Ward Beecher