"The final hour when we cease to exist does not itself bring death; it merely of itself completes the death-process. We reach death at that moment, but we have been a long time on the way."
"The best ideas are common property"
"Nothing, to my way of thinking, is a better proof of a well ordered mind than a man’s ability to stop just where he is and pass some time in his own company."
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."
"errare humanum est, sed perseverare diabolicum: 'to err is human, but to persist (in the mistake) is diabolical."
"Life is like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters."