"Life is too important to be taken seriously."

"Genius is entitled to respect only when it promotes the peace and improves the happiness of mankind."

"Dreams come a size too big so that we may grow into them."

"The universe is made of stories, not atoms."

"It is impossible to enjoy idling unless there is plenty of work to do."

"Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius."

"It is one of the beautiful compensations of this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."

"Beware the ides of March."

"It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself."

"When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them."