God defend me from myself.
The pleasantest things in the world are pleasant thoughts, and the great art of life is to have as many of them as possible.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
Why do people respect the package rather than the man?
A straight oar looks bent in the water. It matters not merely that we see a thing, but how we see it.
Were I to live my life over again, I should live it just as I have done. I neither complain of the past, nor do I fear the future.