Golf is a good walk spoiled.
If He Tom Sawyer had been a great and wise philosopher, like the writer of this book, he would now have comprehended that Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do and Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.
Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul.
If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.
We may not pay Satan reverence, for that would be indiscreet, but we can at least respect his talents.
Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied.
Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered – either by themselves or by others.
No American ought to be compelled to strike for his rights. He ought to receive them naturally, easily, as a matter of course.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Until you’ve lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was.
At this very moment, you may be saying to yourself that you have any number of admirable qualities. You are a loyal friend, a caring person, someone who is smart, dependable, fun to be around. That’s wonderful, and I’m happy for you, but let me ask you this: are you being any of those things to yourself?
Most people would rather die than think; in fact, they do so.
When we are through, we shall have reproduced American life as lived; and that, I think is the best way of preserving at least a part of our history and tradition.
You can’t change other people or (some) conditions; you can change only your reactions to them.
Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, young and old shared just a little of what he is good at doing.
Youth should not be slandered. Boy nature and girl nature are less repressed and therefore more wholesome today than before. If they at times seem unimpressed by their elders, it is probably because we make a matter of authority what should be a matter of conference. These young people are new people sent to this scene by Destiny to take our places. They come with new visions to fulfill, new powers to exploit.
Life did not stop, and one had to live.
There is no mistake in nature.
The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.
It is better to fail at your own life than to succeed at someone else’s.
I’m doing it because I choose it. And if it’s not working, I can make a change.
Oh, everybody wears a mask. We all put our best foot forward. We all try and make a statement, I’m not saying that’s bad.
