People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but they have a damned dull time if they believe too little.

We believe that to govern perfectly it is necessary to avoid governing too much.

And I believe that the Binomial Theorem and a Bach Fugue are, in the long run, more important than all the battles of history.

Laziness in doing stupid things can be a great virtue.

Have you ever been going somewhere with a crowd and you're certain it's the wrong road and you tell them, but they won't listen, so you just have to plod along in what you know is the wrong direction till somebody more important gets the same idea?

If you forgive people enough you belong to them, and they to you, whether either person likes it or not squatter's rights of the heart.

There are times in life when the most comfortable thing is to do nothing at all. Things happen to you and you just let them happen.