“Nothing- not a conversation, not a handshake or even a hug- establishes friendship so forcefully as eating together.”
“Nothing begets friendship so readily as trouble.”
“The male doesn't eat - it doesn't even have a mouth or an anus - so it does nothing but mate until death.”
“Society was nothing but a long, dull dinner party conversation in which one was forced to speak to one's partner on both the left and the right.”
“Service is a smile. It is an acknowledging wave, a reaching handshake, a friendly wink, and a warm hug. It's these simple acts that matter most, because the greatest service to a human soul has always been the kindness of recognition.”
“That we should establish ourselves in a sense of GOD’s Presence, by continually conversing with Him. That it was a shameful thing to quit His conversation, to think of trifles and fooleries.”