I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.
So act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world.
Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing.
There isn?t much better in this life than finding a way to spend a few hours in conversation with people you respect and love. You have to carve this time out of your life because you aren?t really living without it.