I hate, and yet must love the thing I hate.

Winged time glides on insensibly, and deceive us; and there is nothing more fleeting than years.

Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.

All human things hang on a slender thread, the strongest fall with a sudden crash.

Enhance and intensify one's vision of that synthesis of truth and beauty which is the highest and deepest reality.

Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts. Finley Peter Dunne There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.

When you have set yourself a task finish it.