Most books are useful only in initiating, or maintaining, the rewarding habit of reading.

The second most dangerous thing about money is that it leaves most of the people who have a lot of it with the unshakable belief that they are intelligent and well informed. The most dangerous thing about it is that it leaves most of the people who do not have a lot of money with the very same belief.

The pursuit of happiness is one of the most common symptoms of intellectual immaturity.

A lot is said about the serious by the fact that the most intelligent person around is almost always the most playful.

People who are not blessed with the ability to make others laugh compensate for that by saying (or trying to say) things that are profound.

A man whose mind has completely left childhood behind would not be surprised if he were to walk in on his wife having sex with her father … or with his mother.

It is a sign of intellectual maturity to always crawl to conclusions.

Intellect is the virtue of ignoring one’s emotions’ attempt to contaminate one’s opinions.

Intelligence is a way of thinking, not a choice of words.