Solitude is an excellent laboratory in which to observe the extent to which manners and habits are conditioned by others.

Few men during their lifetime come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used.

Give praise to others while they are here; they won't need it in the hereafter.

Progress grows out of motion.

Give wind and tide a chance to change.

I am learning that a man can live profoundly without masses of things.

Half of the confusion in the world comes from not knowing how little we need.

A man doesn't begin to attain wisdom until he recognizes he is no longer indispensable.

A static hero is a public liability. Progress grows out of motion.

There are deep wells of strength that are never used.

A discordant mind, black with confusion and despair, would finish me off as thoroughly as the cold.

Sharks are the lions of the sea.They glamorize the oceanic glory.

Reasoning draws a conclusion, but does not make the conclusion certain, unless the mind discovers it by the path of experience.

IN THE END, THE JOURNEY OF THE STORY BEGINS

The knives of jealousy are honed on details.

Religion is of general and public concern, and on its support depend, in great measure, the peace and good order of government, the safety and happiness of the people.

I probably use my chef's knives more than any other tool in the kitchen. I'm not married to a particular brand, because they all work, they all have sharp blades.

People don't like when you point out to them and remind them that they're not very smart.

Develop your eccentricities early, and no one will think you're going senile later in life

Love, like fire, cannot subsist without constant impulse; it ceases to live from the moment it ceases to hope or to fear.

Some people meet people in the grocery store, but I get my tomatoes and I'm out.