There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.
All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.
The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power than you think.
People were still cramming down the stairs, and more were squeezing past the turnstiles and down the escalators onto the platforms, but it was clear to me that this wasn't going to have a happy ending.
He attacked everything in life with a mix of extrordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
Keep cool and you command everybody.
Worries go down better with soup than without.
How could you be a Great Man if history brought you no Great Events, or brought you to them at the wrong time, too young, too old?