Wisdom for the ages

I think the following aphorisms are worth some thought:

* "Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it." --Attributed to Henry David Thoreau. (I agree!)

* "The secret of a man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested." --Attributed to William Dean Howells. (A wise man, I think! . . . Or, at least, a wise observation.)

* "History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." --Attributed to Mark Twain. (I'll buy that!)