The real Tragedy is the tragedy of the man who never in his life braces himself for his one supreme effort-he never stretches to his full capacity, never stands up to his full stature.

To my mind the most poignant mystical exhoration ever written is "Be still and know that I am God."

The saxophone is the embodied spirit of beer.

The pleasure of doing a thing in the same way at the same time every day, and savoring it, should be noted.

I know people who read and read, and for all the good it does them, they might as well cut bread and butter. Unless you give at least 45 minutes of careful, fatiguing reflection upon what you are reading, your minutes are chiefly wasted.

A true friend is one who likes you despite your achievements.

We need a sense of the value of time - that is, of the best way to divide one's time into one's various activities.