To get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.
04087 – Make Them Go Away
You take the lies out of him, and he'll shrink to the size of your hat ; you take the malice out of him, and he'll disappear. --------------------------------------------------Gender-inclusive version: You take the lies out of somebody, and they'll shrink to the size...
04016 – Two Important Days
The two most important days of your life are when you're born, and when you find out why.
03848 – Persuading Idiots
No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot.
03645 – Never Happened
I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them have never happened.
03345 – Favor, Not Merit
Heaven is by sheer favor, not merit. If it were by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
03325 – Grief & Loss
Nothing that grieves us can be called little. By the eternal law of proportions, a child's loss of a doll and a king's loss of his crown are events of the same size.
03284 – Be Kind!
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
03224 – We Can Do Kindness!
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
03217 – Little Things & Happiness
How little a thing can make us happy, when we feel that we have earned it.