One definition of man is an intelligence served by organs.
The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years.
The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.
You cannot be a hero without being a coward.
The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they’re gone.
Sir, a man may be so much of everything, that he is nothing of anything.
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly.
I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.
In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.
Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.
Nothing is secure but life, transition, the energizing spirit.
Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies.
There isn’t a single human characteristic that can be safely labeled as American.
Neither have they hearts to stay, nor wit enough to run away.
Being is the great explainer.
You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.
Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.
Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.
