Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.
I'm only a beer teetotaller, not a champagne teetotaller.
Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it.
Nobel Prize money is a life-belt thrown to a swimmer who has already reached the shore in safety.
Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.