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.

Religion is civilization, the highest.

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.

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervour.

If confidence is a plant of slow growth, credit is one which matures much more slowly.

Everything comes if a man will only wait.

What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens.