Most remarks that are worth making are commonplace remarks. The things that makes them worth saying is that we really mean them.

Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with.

Any of us can achieve virtue, if by virtue we merely mean the avoidance of the vices that do not attract us.

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.

I sometimes suspect that half our difficulties are imaginary and that if we kept quiet about them they would disappear.

One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance in search of knowledge.

Most remarks that are worth making are commonplace remarks. The things that makes them worth saying is that we really mean them.