Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation.

Some men succeed by what they know; some by what they do; and a few by what they are.

Your enemy is one who misunderstands you; why should you not rise above the fog and see his error and respect him for the good qualities you find in him?

The brain is a commodity used to fertilize ideas.

History: a collection of epitaphs.

Why not be a top-notcher? A top-notcher is simply an individual who works for the institution of which he is a part, not against it.

Anyone who idolizes you is going to hate you when he discovers that you are fallible. He never forgives. He has deceived himself, and he blames you for it.