It is the duty of a doctor to prolong life and it is not his duty to prolong the act of dying.

The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects.

A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenceless!

If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.

A statesman is any politician it's considered safe to name a school after.

I believe that God will help us to forget things, the memory of which would do us harm, or rather that He will enable us to remember only so much of them as will be for our good, and we, ourselves, not emotionally overwhelmed. The pain endured. The lesson learned. Let it now be forgotten! Face the future with courage, cheerfulness, and hope. Give God the chance and He will make you forget all that it would be harmful to remember.

I've got a book of poetry by the bed, one of these big collections that goes back to the Greeks and Romans.