Depend not on fortune, but on conduct.
Books...are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.
Every moment of one's existence one is growing into more or retreating into less.
Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking.
By learning to discover and value our ordinariness, we nurture a friendliness toward ourselves and the world that is the essence of a healthy soul.
People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.
Never be a cynic, even a gentle one. Never help out a sneer, even at the devil.