There is an optimism which nobly anticipates the eventual triumph of great moral lows, and there is an optimism which cheerfully tolerates unworthiness

There is always a secret irritation about a laugh in which we cannot join

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere

People who cannot recognize a palpable absurdity are very much in the way of civilization

“A kitten is chiefly remarkable for rushing about like mad at nothing whatever, and generally stopping before it gets there