Friends are lights in winter; the older the friend, the brighter the light.

If a man spends enough time in a library, he may actually change his mind. I have seen it happen.

Come September, children return to school, grownups to work, and the brain to the head.

Whatever you think matters - doesn't. Follow this rule, and you will add decades to your life.

Blame is especially useful in situations in which there is no apparent villain-those moments that prove, despite our advancement of learning, how susceptible we are to high winds and wet roads.

Time can be such a menace to a man. By this age do that; by that age do better.

One senses, in all autobiography, a straining toward perfection, perfection of a kind that connects the individual with a cosmic pattern which, because it is perfect in itself, verifies that individuals own potential perfection.