“While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be”
“While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be”
“Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order”
“Our disputants put me in mind of the scuttle fish, that when he is unable to extricate himself, blackens all the water about him, till he becomes invisible”
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body”
“Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud”
“I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.”
“I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.”