The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on.

The cook does not have to be a beautiful woman.

The pain of love is the pain of being alive. It is a perpetual wound.

Love is rarer than genius itself. And friendship is rarer than love.

A housewife who complains that there is not enough food stuff in the market should remember that if her husband adds to what is already available, there would be more for everyone.

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.