That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive.
A tactical retreat is not a bad response to a surprise assault, you know. First you survive. Then you choose your own ground. Then you counterattack.
Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.
I think it is good that books still exist, but they do make me sleepy.
It is nobler to declare oneself wrong than to insist on being right - especially when one is right.