"'Nothing for preserving the body like having no heart.'"

"The point to keep in mind is that you don't lose fat because you cut calories; you lose fat because you cut out the foods that make you fat-the carbohydrates."

"The proverb answers where the sermon fails, as a well-charged pistol will do more execution than a whole barrel of gunpowder idly exploded in the air."

"People make one happy, not houses? I do not think so. Houses are more to be trusted than people."

"Of course we can keep this going, in principle, forever. In practice we will keel over from exhaustion, boredom, or death."

"Nothing important can be taught, only learned."

"Many people have died for their beliefs鈥?The real courage is living and suffering for what you believe."

"It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are."

"Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness."

"Our ability to delude ourselves may be an important survival tool."

"The unspoken word never does harm."

"He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires, and fears is more than a king."