"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."

"There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true."

"The true humorist does not want to reform the world, but to enjoy it."

"The present age has lost all passion and enthusiasm."

"What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were really tears?"