One might define adulthood as the age at which a person learns that he must die ...and accepts his sentence undismayed.

Expertise in one field does not carry over into other fields. But experts often think so. The narrower their field of knowledge the more likely they are to think so.

Sense is never common.

Being sorry won't get you into heaven. Get happy, son. Get that old spring into your step and stay on your toes.

It's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they were a juicy piece of gossip.

Luck is a tag given by the mediocre to account for the accomplishments of genius.

...more than six people cannot agree on anything, three is better and one is perfect for a job that one can do. This is why parliamentary bodies all through history, when they accomplished anything, owed it to a few strong men who dominated the rest.