The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting.

Argument is to me the air I breathe. Given any proposition, I cannot help believing the other side and defending it.

All the world knows how to cry but not all the world knows how to sigh. Sighing is extra.

From the very nature of progress, all ages must be transitional. If they were not, the world would be at a stand-still and death would speedily ensue. It is on…

Man, at least when educated, is a pessimist. He believes it safer not to reflect on his achievements; Jove is known to strike such people down.

'I'm excited (after hitting for the cycle), but I guess it hasn't hit me yet. I'm only the second Mariner to do it and the other is Jay Buhner, who can't run.'

I would not say that they were happy. They knew what was going to happen to them. Of course, they were told what was going to happen to them, and they were res…