There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

Facts are ventriloquists' dummies. Sitting on a wise man's knee they may be made to utter words of wisdom; elsewhere, they say nothing, or talk nonsense, or in…

Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.

So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable.