I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.
I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace.
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.
A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.
Even the best of friends need time apart.
The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt.
Worries go down better with soup than without.