The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reac…

A man who has no mental needs, because his intellect is of the narrow and normal amount, is, in the strict sense of the word, what is called a philistine.

Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try and win one another's money. Idiots!

And because my teeth don't bite, I can take them out dancing I can take my little teeth out and show them a real good time

These purblind Doomsters had as readily strown Blisses about my pilgrimage as pain.

The lyf so short, the craft so longe to lerne. Th' assay so hard, so sharp the conquerynge, The dredful joye, alwey that slit so yerne; Al this mene I be love.