We are born to trouble; and we may depend upon it, whilst we live in this world, we shall have it, though with intermissions.

Men tire themselves in the pursuit of sleep.

Endless is the search of truth.

When a man is discontented with himself, it has one advantage - that it puts him into an excellent frame of mind for making a bargain.

The cast, staff, and crew of a live theater work together toward a common goal: a good performance. Thus, theater is necessarily a group effort. However, it is never a group effort of vague fellow committee members, but of associated autocrats-a playwright, a producer, a director, a stage manager, designers, and, above all, actors. Each accommodates the others, and may overlap others in function when necessary. But each autocrat assumes distinct responsibilities and accepts them completely.

I begin with writing the first sentence—and trusting to Almighty God for the second.

One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct.