My wish is to ride the tempest, tame the waves, kill the sharks. I will not resign myself...
We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
It's innocence when it charms us, ignorance when it doesn't.
Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
Things are only impossible until they're not.
To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.