"If a child shows himself to be incorrigible, he should be decently and quietly beheaded at the age of twelve, lest he grow to maturity marry, and perpetuate his kind."

"Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes."

"Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control."

"Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness."

"An optimist is a man who has never had much experience."

"Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."

"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."

"Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is."

"A human being must have occupation if he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world."

"When you're doing the work you're meant to do, it feels right and every day is a bonus, regardless of what you're getting paid."

"...in order that a man may be happy, it is necessary that he should not only be capable of his work, but a good judge of his work."

"My work is a game, a very serious game."