If I had to live my life over again, I'd dare to make more mistakes next time. There they stand, the innumerable stars, shining in order like a living hymn, written in light The beauty of a strong, lasting commitment is often best understood by men incapable of it. Each time we re-read a book we get more out of it because we put more into it; a different person is reading it, and therefore it is a different book. Would you, my dear young friends, like to be inside with the five wise virgins, or outside, alone and in the dark with the five foolish ones? Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding. The uncommon man is merely the common man thinking and dreaming of success in larger terms and in more fruitful areas. It is not strange ... to mistake change for progress. There is no such thing as balance. How I long for that sense of repose after a good day's work. Does anyone have it? Love is the child of illusion and the parent of disillusion. |