Adventures are to the adventurous.

The girl of the period sets up to be natural, and is only rude; mistakes insolence for innocence; says everything that comes first to her lips, and thinks she is gay when she is only giddy.

Success is the child of audacity.

There is no diplomacy like silence.

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

Never take anything for granted.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.