Out of the public schools comes the greatness of the nation.
At 50, a man can be an ass without being an optimist but not an optimist without being an ass
Wine is a clog to the pen, not an inspiration.
When a man stands on the verge of seventy-two you know perfectly well that he never reached that place without knowing what this life is - heartbreaking bereavement.
Do one thing every day you don't want to do.
A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time.