Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime; give a man religion and he will die praying for a fish.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude.

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.

And it is a singular truth that, though a man may shake off national habits, accent, manner of thinking, style of dress,--though he may become perfectly identified with another nation, and speak its language well, perhaps better than his own,--yet never can he succeed in changing his handwriting to a foreign style.

There are few young women in existence who have not the power of fascinating, if they choose to exert it.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.