"What task could be more agreeable than to tell of the benefits conferred on us by our ancestors, so that you may get to know the achievements of those from whom you have received both the basis of your beliefs and the inspiration to conduct your life properly."

“Yoga is the study of the human body. It is the surge for the human soul.”

“The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.”

Source : Notebooks (1912) ch. 14

“There is no such thing as a good writer and a bad liar.”

“...you know my faithfulness to you, never can another own my heart, never - never - never...”

“What we need is an education system that works for every child, not a select few. This starts with providing a quality education for our youngest Americans so they can learn, grow, and become prosperous citizens.”

Source : "Leaving Our Children Behind" by Rep. Marc Veasey, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 13, 2015.

“Decline and Fall was a very depressing Evelyn Waugh novel, I think it was his first. I didn't get it at all, and then I got to love Waugh. And I think that maybe "Cosmopolitans" has a bit of an Evelyn Waugh vibe to it at some point.”

“Napping is too luxurious, too sybaritic, too unproductive, and it's free; pleasures for which we don't pay make us anxious. Besides, it seems to be a natural inclination. ... Fighting off natural inclinations is a major Puritan virtue, and nothing that feels that good can be respectable.”

“When you allow yourself to be unpredictable, you step from the known into the unknown, where anything is possible”