Thought is the labour of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure. To replace thought by reverie is to confound poison with nourishment.
The nights were mainly made for saying things you can't say tomorrow day.
Now, 75 years [after ], in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books.
If you are on social media, and you are not learning, not laughing, not being inspired or not networking, then you are using it wrong.
Sometimes playing stupid opens your eyes to the truth.
It is still cheating, even if nobody comes.
Keep an eye on your responses. Strong responses are about you more than them.
Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.
Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.
How incessant and great are the ills with which a prolonged old age is replete.
Life is more fragile and precious than I can comprehend, but believe me, I'm trying.