“Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.”

Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.

The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.

The covers of this book are too far apart.

Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.

Laughter, n. An interior convulsion, producing a distortion of the features and accompanied by inarticulate noises. It is infectious and, though intermittent, incurable.

What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country.

Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.

Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.

Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.

Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.

War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.

IMAGINATION, n. A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.

LIFE, n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. We live in daily apprehension of its loss; yet when lost it is not missed.

Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.

Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.

Bear sorrows and calamities patiently, otherwise you will never be happy.

My happiness is my reflection on the suffering during my journey and knowing that I never quit nor was I guided by anybody on this earth.

There is in the worst of fortune the best of chances for a happy change.

Being an atheist frees you up to live this life properly, happily, and fully.

You can’t buy happiness.

Never make a decision in anger and never make a promise in happiness.

I’m on my way to happiness, where I can find some peace and rest.

Always appreciate the gift of life! Be happy and have fun!