“A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.”

“Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.”

“A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live.”

“To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.”

“The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.”

“To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.”

“Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give.”