Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you.
One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.
If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe.
There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.
Beware the pull on your heartstrings -- it's often the pursestrings that are actually being reached for.
To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.
A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.