The events in our lives happen in a sequence in time, but in their significance to ourselves, they find their own order ... the continuous thread of revelation.
The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure for it is occupation.
Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.
AH I know is what I see in the papers.
To be on the alert is to live; to be lulled into security is to die.
The fact of knowing how to read is nothing, the whole point is knowing what to read.
For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak With most miraculous organ.
The men who have done big things are those who were not afraid to attempt big things, who were not afraid to risk failure in order to gain success.
The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.
When people cease to believe in God, they don't believe in nothing; they believe in anything.
You do well to have visions of a better life than of every day, but it is the life of every day from which the elements of a better life must come.
Man's mind is not a container to be filled but rather a fire to be kindled.
Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform.
After paying for the wedding, about all a father has left to give away is the bride.
Anyone can have an off decade.
Behind every successful man you'll find a woman who has nothing to wear.
If you would but exchange places with the other fellow, how much more you could appreciate your own position.
There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.
A friend in power is a friend lost.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls, and looks like work.