There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another.

Success is a poison that should only be taken late in life and then only in small doses.

There was but one thing for him;- to persevere till he got her, or till he had finally lost her. And should the latter be his fate, as he began to fear that it would be, then, he would live, but live only, like a crippled man.

When a man wants to write a book full of unassailable facts, he always goes to the British Museum.

There's nothing like going on with a thing.

I think I owe my life to cork soles.

If a cook can't make soup between two and seven, she can't make it in a week.