There's no advantage to hurrying through life.
There is only one cure for gray hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine.
On the plus side, death is one of the few things that can be done just as easily lying down.
Humility is attentive patience.
Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption.
The trouble is that people seem to expect happiness in life. I can't imagine why; but they do. They are unhappy before they marry, and they imagine to themselves that the reason of their unhappiness will be removed when they are married. When it isn't they blame the other person, which is clearly absurd. I believe that is what generally starts the trouble.
I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
It is wonderful when you don't have the fear, and a lot of the time I don't ... I focus on what needs to be done instead.
Courage, conviction and confidence.
You cannot win in a fight against women, cause men have a need to make sense.
Grief and sadness knits two hearts in closer bonds that happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger than common joys.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.
Progress of mankind is progress of mind and intellect.
A narrow mind and a fat head invariably come on the same person.
Loyalty is what we seek in friendship.
When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not Guilty'.
Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone's task is unique as his specific opportunity to implement it.
It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
