“We come too late to say anything which has not been said already”

“The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is only bravado, that his strength is only a uniform, that his power is but a gun in the hands of a fool.”

“The secret of joy in work is contained in one word: excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it”

“In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an itch for the praise of fools - that's vanity”

“Everything has been said, and we have come too late, now that men have been living and thinking for seven thousand years and more”

“The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it”