Cheerfulness, it would appear, is a matter which depends fully as much on the state of things within, as on the state of things without and around us.
To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.
Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.
You have to recognize when the right place and the right time fuse and take advantage of that opportunity. There are plenty of opportunities out there. You can't sit back and wait.
You cannot run away from a weakness; you must sometimes fight it out or perish. And if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
The summer night is like a perfection of thought.