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Call no man happy till he is dead.

I’m so glad I never feel important, it does complicate life!

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents.

Do not try to live forever. You will not succeed.

A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.

However well organized the foundations of life may be, life must always be full of risks.

What I look forward to is continued immaturity followed by death.

Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play it more by watching it than by consulting any book, including the holy book. Small wonder, then, that so many play dirty, that so few win, that so many lose.

Imagine people calling you to find out if you’re dead. I’ve led a real crazy life at times, and I’ve had many strange things happen to me, but that was one of the strangest.