In the disdain of ambition, one finds one of the essential principles of happiness on earth.
Luck is what happens when preparation and opportunity meet and merge.
Ignorance asserts or denies categorically; science doubts.
Common sense is not so common.
One misplaced word spoils the most beautiful thought.
Writing is the painting of the voice.
The wonderful thing about war is that every chief of assassins blesses their flags and solemnly invokes God before setting out to exterminate their neighbor.
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy, the crazy daughter of a sane mother.
The most philosophical part of history is to make known the foolishness committed by men.
Of course coffee is a slow poison; I've been drinking it for forty years.