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Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.

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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

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They can because they think they can.

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Conform and be dull.

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A good conscience is a continual feast.

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Why are our days numbered and not, say, lettered?

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Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.

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Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

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What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more.

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The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

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