Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all those who would climb, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd.

A beautiful hand is an excellent thing in woman; it is a charm that never palls; and better than all, it is a means of fascinating that never disappears.

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.

The fruit of my tree of knowledge is plucked, and it is this: “Adventures are to the adventurous.”

The press is not only free, it is powerful. That power is ours. It is the proudest that man can enjoy.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.