“A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.”

“It's a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.”

“Nature: The unseen intelligence which loved us into being, and is disposing of us by the same token”

“The great man is not so great as folks think, and the dull man is not quite so stupid as he seems. The difference in our estimates of men lies in the fact that one individual is able to get his goods into the show-window, and the other is not aware that he has any show-window or any goods.”

“It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do.”

“Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.”

“True life lies in laughter, love and work.”