Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

At the time of the pralaya (universal destruction) the oceans are to exceed their limits and seek to change, but a saintly man never changes.

To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.

My pain may be the reason for somebody’s laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody’s pain.

You’ll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.

Perfect love is the most beautiful of all frustrations because it is more than one can express.

Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.

Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is ‘elephant’.

I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.

We think too much and feel too little.

In the end, everything is a gag.

I suppose that’s one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the right moment.

I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can’t help it. It’s the truth.

That’s the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.

Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.

Imagination means nothing without doing.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

I am at peace with God. My conflict is with Man.