Life is a fatal adventure. It can only have one end. So why not make it as far-ranging and free as possible.

The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.

Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.

Doctors are mostly impostors. The older a doctor is and the more venerated he is, the more he must pretend to know everything. Of course, they grow worse with time. Always look for a doctor who is hated by the best doctors. Always seek out a bright young doctor before he comes down with nonsense.

I hold we cannot be said to be aware of our minds save under responsibility.

Leadership is for those who love the public good and are endowed and trained to administer it.

The difference between a little money and no money at all is enormous-and can shatter the world. And the difference between a little money and an enormous amount of money is very slight-and that, also, can shatter the world.