Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.

Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.

At least two thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice, and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity, idealism, dog…

There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.