Emotions and Feelings

One is tempted to define man as a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.

We are, perhaps uniquely among the earth’s creatures, the worrying animal.

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There is just too much fraternizing with the enemy.

Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes.

If we judge of love by its usual effects, it resembles hatred more than friendship.

I hated her now with a hatred more fatal than indifference because it was the other side of love.

Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

Happiness is the china shop; love is the bull.

Love must be as much a light as a flame.

All love that has not friendship for its base, Is like a mansion built upon the sand.

I never knew how much like heaven this world could be, when two people love and live for one another!

Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.

Loneliness comes about when I am alone without being able . . . to keep myself company.

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought , and attended to my answer.

Life is a rainbow which also includes black.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

Anger is momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

Anger is loaded with information and energy.

I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me to be the most civilized music in the world.

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns all clean.

Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.

There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at.