In a mist the heights can for the most part see each other; but the valleys cannot. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon
A dollar picked up in the road is more satisfaction to us than the 99 which we had to work for, and the money won at Faro or in the stock market snuggles into our hearts in the same way. – Mark Twain
Equality of rights means that some people cannot simply impose obligations on others, for the moral agency and rights of those others would then be violated. – Tom G. Palmer
You cant be as old as I am without waking up with a surprised look on your face every morning: Holy Christ, whaddya know – Im still around! Its absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career. – Paul Newman