What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.
I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.
It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.
The secret of happiness is to make others believe they are the cause of it.
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.
The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.
The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting.