Chance has something to say, even how to write a good letter.

Rate the intensive above the extensive. The perfect does not lie in quantity, but in quality.

To overvalue something is a form of lying.

Every fool stands convinced; and everyone convinced is a fool. The faultier a person's judgement the firmer their convictions.

There are rules to luck, not everything is chance for the wise; luck can be helped by skill.

We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.

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.