 A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration. |
| One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute. |
| If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can get yourself to accomplish virtually anything, including those things that other people are certain are impossible. |
| Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense. |
| The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him. |
| A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don't slip from his hands but fly past him through the air, high as birds, high as prices. |
| This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him. |
| There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy life. |
| If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything. |
| You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor. |
| The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century. |
| A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands. |
| Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation - what are they? They are the happiest people in the world. |
| If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens. |
| A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him. |
| You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York. |
| I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget. |
| The happiest people in this world are those who have the most interesting thoughts. |
| Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money. |
| In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks. |
