He must have known me if he had seen me as he was wont to see me, for he was in the habit of flogging me constantly. Perhaps he did not recognize me by my face.

The greatest mistake any man ever made is to suppose that the good things of the world are not worth the winning.

A woman's life is not perfect or whole till she has added herself to a husband. Nor is a man's life perfect or whole till he has added to himself a wife.

There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it.

Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can afford it.

A physician should take his fee without letting his left hand know what his right is doing; it should be taken without a thought, without a look, without a move of the facial muscles; the true physician should hardly be aware that the last friendly grasp of the hand has been made more precious by the touch of gold

Fortune favors the brave; and the world certainly gives the most credit to those who are able to give an unlimited credit to themselves.