He liked to fish; he seemed to take pride in being able to like such a stupid occupation.

Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.

The Lord had given them the day and the Lord had given them the strength. And the day and the strength had been dedicated to labor, and the labor was its reward. Who was the labor for? What would be its fruits? These were irrelevant and idle questions.

People of limited intelligence are fond of talking about "these days," imagining that they have discovered and appraised the peculiarities of "these days" and that human nature changes with the times.

All the true heroes of history will be forgotten and all the villains will be remembered as heroes.

I often think how unfairly life's good fortune is sometimes distributed.

I have learned what must be, and therefore have come to see the whole horror of what is.