“Pride in boasting of family antiquity, makes duration stand for merit.”

“Beauty is often worse than wine intoxicating both the holder and beholder.”

“I am all in a sea of wonders. I doubt; I fear; I think strange things, which I dare not confess to my own soul.”

“If you take too long in deciding what to do with your life, you'll find you've done it.”

“Fear and doubt are major stampeders.”

“One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.”

“We have not the time to take our time.”