I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man's.
No.
The engine died and then the doors swung open.
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.
The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best - and therefore never scrutinize or question.
I say luck is when an opportunity comes along, and you're prepared for it.