There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us read more

There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only read more

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very sound or the very foolish imagine otherwise.

If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States, he can do it. All read more

If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States, he can do it. All he must be prepared to do is give his life for the president's.

The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is the example of the external seductiveness of life.

The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is the example of the external seductiveness of life.

I haven't heard of anybody who want's to stop living on account of the cost.

I haven't heard of anybody who want's to stop living on account of the cost.

If you are not the lead sled dog, the world looks pretty much the same every day.

If you are not the lead sled dog, the world looks pretty much the same every day.

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.

If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do much of anything.

If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do much of anything.

The Indian Summer of life should be a little sunny and a little sad, like the season, and infinite in read more

The Indian Summer of life should be a little sunny and a little sad, like the season, and infinite in wealth and depth of tone, but never hustled.