A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.

Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.

One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.

Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.

The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude.

Nature is not cruel, pitilessly, indifferent. This is one of the hardest lessons for humans to learn. We cannot admit that things might be neither good nor evil, neither cruel nor kind, but simply callous -- indifferent to all suffering, lacking all purpose.

Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.