A house cannot be made habitable in a day; and, after all, how few days go to make up a century.

I'm a hard nut to crack, and I take it standing up.

Our toil must be in silence, and our efforts all in secret; for this enlightened age, when men believe not even what they see, the doubting of wise men would be his greatest strength.

Chasing an errant swarm of bees is nothing to following a naked lunatic when the fit of escaping is upon him!

No man knows till he experiences it, what it is like to feel his own life-blood drawn away into the woman he loves.

Remember my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker

He means to succeed, and a man who has centuries before him can afford to wait and to go slow.