The man who spends all his time looking up to heaven is not always the best; in fact, he is usually the worst.

Happiness is always a coincidence.

The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer.

We say of an animal that it is intelligent, and we say the same thing of a woman; but in neither case is it usually appropriate, clearly for very different reasons.

A rocket is a reed that thinks brilliantly.

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing

Who learns most from a good book is the author.