Miscellaneous Quotes

What you cannot enforce, do not command.

Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.

I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't know why I'll do it again.

To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had rather meet their bitterest enemy in the field, than their own hearts in their closet.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.

Pulses and impulses both come from the heart.

The heart has its reasons, of which the mind knows nothing.

Dogs look up to you. Cats look down on you. Pigs treat you like equals.

The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies with in us.

There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.

When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail.

The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.

In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

What a man's mind can create, man's character can control.

Stupid people surround themselves with smart people. Smart people surround themselves with smart people who disagree with them.