It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice.
He who does not love his own language is worse than an animal and smelly fish.
A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence but sets off...
I'd always assumed that I would die at about the same age as my dad - he was 45. I am five years in credit now. I can't get my head around the fact that I am older than he was - ever.
