No man can smile in the face of adversity and mean it.
You can't do anything unless you do it yourself. And usually you can't do it yourself very well.
A man who will not get scared on some occasions, lacks good sense.
You can make up a quarrel, but it will always show where it was patched.
When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.
There is no get-rich-quick scheme equal to a poor girl marrying a rich man.