There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.
The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who have not got it.
Beauty is all very well at first sight; but who ever looks at it when it has been in the house three days?
No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect.
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream of things that never were and ask why not.