"The funniest people are the saddest once..." - Quote by Confucius

“Excess and deficiency are equally at fault.”

“Big head, target for enemy; big heart, target for friend.”

“Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established”

“We often see malefactors, when they are led to execution, put on resolution and a contempt of death which, in truth, is nothing else but fearing to look it in the face--so that this pretended bravery may very truly be said to do the same good office to their mind that the blindfold does to their eyes.”

“One of the most mawkish of human delusions is the notion that friendship should be eternal, or, at all events, life-long, and that any act which puts a term to it is somehow discreditable.”

“The only people who cannot change are the most wise and the most stupid.”

“People who focus on what they can't control are usually depressed, frustrated, angry, overwhelmed and lost. Sure, there's no way to look at the world and say it's fair, even or just.”

“When we let loose our feelings, we waste so much energy, shatter our nerves, disturb our minds, and accomplish very little work.”

“There are only moments of happiness - from contentment to ecstacy.”