The difference between gossip and philosophy lies only in one's way of taking a fact.

Most of us retain enough of the theological attitude to think that we are little gods.

We have been cocksure of many things that were not so.

We are all sentenced to capital punishment for the crime of living, and though the condemned cell of our earthly existence is but a narrow and bare dwelling-place, we have adjusted ourselves to it, and made it tolerably comfortable for the little while we are to be confined in it.

Deep-seated preferences cannot be argued about - you cannot argue a man into liking a glass of beer.

Leisure only means a chance to do other jobs that demand attention.

Where we stand is not as important as the direction in which we are moving.