Longevity, like intelligence and good looks and health and strength of character, is largely a matter of genetic heritage. Choose your parents with care.

Only the half-mad are wholly alive.

I choose to listen to the river for a while, thinking river thoughts, before joining the night and the stars.

To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious. But the stupid have an answer for every question.

Those who fear death most are those who enjoy life least.

Only a fool is astonished by the foolishness of mankind.

The rich are not very nice. That's why they're rich.