A man is only as good as what he loves.
You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.
Readiness to answer all questions is the infallible sign of stupidity.
In Los Angeles all the loose objects in the country were collected, as if America had been tilted and everything that wasn't tightly screwed down had slid into Southern California.
When the striving ceases, there is life waiting as a gift.
De Tocqueville considered the impulse toward well-being as one of the strongest impulses of a democratic society. He can't be blamed for underestimating the destructive powers generated by this same impulse.