“A room without books is like a body without a soul”
“The safety of the people shall be the highest law”
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need”
“The study and admiration of nature shows that there is something of the marvelous in all things.”
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
“Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war”
“Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching”
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.”
“A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.”
“A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.”
“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”
“I never viewed myself as particularly talented. Where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, wo...”
“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”