It is impossible to live without brains, either one's own or borrowed.
He who laughs at everything is as big a fool as he who weeps at everything.
Chance has something to say, even how to write a good letter.
It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.
Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.
Honorable beginnings should serve to awaken curiosity, not to heighten people's expectations. We are much better off when reality surpasses our expectations, and something turns out better than we thought it would.