“If a Manx cat tells you that it is trying to preserve its long, beautiful tail, you don't have to believe it - especially if you have eyes.”

“You have not forgotten to remember;You have remembered to forget.But people can forget to forget. That is just as important as remembering to remember - and generally more practical.”

“You need not wonder whether you should have an unreliable person as a friend. An unreliable person is nobody's friend.”

“Please, not again what you studied, how long you spent at it, how many books you wrote, what people thought of you - but: what did you learn?”

“I have heard all that you have had to say to me on your problems.You ask me what to do about them.It is my view that your real problem is that you are a member of the human race.Face that one first.”

“Teach honesty by all means - you do know what it is, don't you?”

“Have you noticed how many people who walk in the shade curse the Sun?”