“The stupidest man I ever met had a favourite saying.It was:'What do you think I am, stupid, or something?”

“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.”

“A certain person may have, as you say, a wonderful presence; I do not know. What I do know is that he has a perfectly delightful absence.”

“From time to time ponder whether you are unconsciously saying:'Truth is what I happen to be thinking at this moment.”

“If you want to make an ordinary man happy, or think that he is happy, give him money, power, flattery, gifts, honours. If you want to make a wise man happy - improve yourself!”

“People are always trying to understand.There is only one way to do that.It is to discover < + i + >why< + i + > you want to understand.”

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