Great men never require experience.

There is no education like adversity.

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.

I do not believe such a quality as chance exists. Every incident that happens must be a link in a chain.

I pride myself in recognizing and upholding ability in every party and wherever I meet it.

Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.

Female friendships are of rapid growth.