Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to be caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self.
History is more or less bunk.
I write because I'm afraid to say some things out loud.
I am not young enough to know everything.
Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.
There is still a difference between something and nothing, but it is purely geometrical and there is nothing behind the geometry.
The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness, can be trained to do most things.