Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

How happy are the pessimists! What joy is theirs when they have proved there is no joy.

Even a stopped clock is right twice every day. After some years, it can boast of a long series of successes.

Many priceless things can be bought.

Between being able to and actually doing something lies an ocean, and on its bottom rests all too often the wreck of willpower.

The understanding of some men is clear, that of others brilliant. The former illumines its surroundings; the latter obscures them.

To be content with little is difficult; to be content with much, impossible.