For whatever a man has, is in reality only a gift.

The cleverest of all the devils is Opportunity.

An illusion which makes me happy is worth a verity which drags me to the ground.

The compulsion of fate is bitter.

Stupidity has its sublime as well as genius, and he who carries that quality to absurdity has reached it; which is always a source of amusement to sensible people.

Endurance is the prerogative of woman, enabling the gentlest to suffer what would cause terror to manhood.

Too oft is transient pleasure the source of long woes.

To be silent is sometimes an art, yet not so great a one as certain people would have us believe, who are wisest they are most silent.

To do nothing by halves is the way of noble spirits.

Man blindly works the will of fate. [Ger., Blindlings that er blos den Willen des Geschickes.]

Knowledge is life.

What you call 'contradiction' I call 'complement'.

Stars are only the rain of the Absolute.

You know everyone loves a palace.

The dirty little secret of journalism is that it really isn't a profession, it's a craft. All you need is a telephone and a conscience and you're all set.

I have depended on books not only for pleasure and for the wisdom they bring to all who read, but also for that knowledge which comes to others through their eyes and their ears.

Precaution is better than cure.

I was invincible, at least that's what I wanted you to think, and I wanted me to think it, too.

Continuing to pay people unemployment compensation is a disincentive for them to seek new work.

My dogs are more important than my family.