“Journalism largely consists of saying "Lord Jones is Dead" to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive”

“As long as men are liable to die and are desirous to live, a physician will be made fun of, but he will be well paid”

“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.”

“Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die”

“The disadvantage of men not knowing the past is that they do not know the present. History is a hill or high point of vantage, from which alone men see the town in which they live or the age in which they are living”

“If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once a week.”