Never read a book through merely because you have begun it.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
Maybe they were terrorists!
Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.
Intimacy is what makes a marriage, not a ceremony, not a piece of paper from the state.
The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.
Late to bed and late to wake will keep you long on money and short on mistakes.