Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.
Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.
To see ourselves as others see us is a most salutary gift. Hardly less important is the capacity to see others as they see themselves.