Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed. The very ink in which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
True irreverence is disrespect for another man s god.
Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with. Martyrdom covers a multitude of sins. The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist. Everybody drinks water.