“An ugly baby is a very nasty object — and the prettiest is frightful when undressed — till about four months; in short, as long as they have their big body and little limbs and that terrible frog-like action.” — Queen Victoria to the Princess Royal, May 2, 1859

“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.” — William James

“There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.” — Denis Diderot

“A man who has to be punctually at a certain place at five o’clock has the whole afternoon ruined for him already.” — Lin Yutang

“To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

“No man was ever wise by chance.” — Seneca

“There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don’t know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.” — Kurt Vonnegut

“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare. It is because we do not dare that they are difficult.” — Seneca