Got up this morning and could not find my glasses. Finally had to seek assistance. Kate [Winslet] found them inside a flower arrangement.
Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.
Human improvement is from within outward.
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.
As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.
Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.
All appointments hurt. Five friends are made cold or hostile for every appointment; no new friends are made. All patronage is perilous to men of real ability or merit. It aids only those who lack other claims to public support.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Who will watch the watchers?
If we aren't willing to pay a price for our values, then we should ask ourselves whether we truly believe in them at all.
Humor was another of the soul's weapons in the fight for self-preservation.