Boredom, not the will, is the mother of change. Necessity is the father.

A moratorium on opportunities, please. I need to recover from the last one.

In philosophy, the principles are more interesting than the examples. In literature, the examples are more interesting than the principles.

The wretchedness of failure is the great attraction of success.

My mind is led astray by every faint rustle.

I am now old enough to make common cause with my predecessors against my successors.

Imprudence gets us into more trouble than actual misdeeds do.