I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at the men at the top.

We always carry out by committee anything in which any one of us alone would be too reasonable to persist.

Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow in the sun. For if he dies without a question in his heart, what excuse is there for his continuance?

You cannot find, make or understand true friendship without having enemies.

That is the consolation of a little mind; you have the fun of changing it without impeding the progress of mankind.

Women singly do a good deal of harm. Women in bulk are chastening.

I know of no more disagreeable sensation than to be left feeling generally angry without anybody in particular to be angry at.