We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us.
Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.
Life is divided into the horrible and the miserable.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Even the fear of death is nothing compared to the fear of not having lived authentically and fully.
There ain't no free lunches in this country. And don't go spending your whole life commiserating that you got raw deals. You've got to say, 'I think that if I keep working at this and want it bad enough I can have it.'
Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success - yours or his.