I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.
Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than in the one where they sprang up.
Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.
Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.
Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.
