The average man’

The average man’
The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.
  

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Genius is a long impatience.
Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.
If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.
Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.
Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.
The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.
The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.
The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.
The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.
The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.