Instinct is untaught ability.

Instinct is untaught ability.

The mind cannot foresee its own advance.

The mind cannot foresee its own advance.

Laugh and the world laughs with you; snore and you sleep alone.

Laugh and the world laughs with you; snore and you sleep alone.

A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves.

A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves.

Laughter to begin with was probably glee at the misfortunes of others. The baring of the teeth in laughter hints read more

Laughter to begin with was probably glee at the misfortunes of others. The baring of the teeth in laughter hints at its savage ancestry. Animals have no malice, hence also no laughter. They never savor the sudden glory of Schadenfreude. It was its infectious quality that made of laughter a medium of mutuality.

There is no other way to judge the work of a mind except through its words.

There is no other way to judge the work of a mind except through its words.

A great man is he who has not lost the heart of a child.

A great man is he who has not lost the heart of a child.

If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

There is an accumulative cruelty in a number of men, though none in particular are ill-natured.

There is an accumulative cruelty in a number of men, though none in particular are ill-natured.