“The edge of a precipice... That is the place where man sits throughout his life!”
“He was rarely happy throughout his life but he was a good Rider and a good man.”
“When men have come to the edge of a precipice, it is the lover of life who has the spirit to leap backwards, and only the pessimist who continues to believe in progress.”
“He needed to find that hard place inside that would center him like the middle of a compass. Throughout his life, the needle would point in various directions, but he would have to know where he stood.”
“Draw your chair up close to the edge of the precipice and I’ll tell you a story.”
“Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.”