When you find Fortune favorable, stride boldly forward, for she favors the bold, and being a woman, the young.
I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.
The greatest service you can render someone else is helping him help himself.
It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you.
Nature often lets us down when we most need her; let us turn to art.
A brand new mediocrity is thought more of than accustomed excellence.