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.

One sees qualities at a distance and defects at close range.

It is best to live however one can be.

Peace 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 ?

What the mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin.

[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.

He who does not mind his belly will hardly mind anything else.

Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar, never spread it about like marmalade.

In 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.

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.

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