As a rule, he or she who has the most information will have the greatest success in life.

Life is too short to be little. You must enlarge your imagination and then act on it.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

No conjunction can possibly occur, however fearful, however tremendous it may appear, from which a man by his own energy may not extricate himself, as a mariner by the rattling of his cannon can dissipate the impending waterspout.

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

William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.

I rather like bad wine; one gets so bored with good wine.