Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change. They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
There is always one more imbecile than you counted on. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious. By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends. One-seventh of your life is spent on Monday. Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.