No matter how long you live, die young.
In a state of nature, the weakest go to the wall; in a state of over-refinement, both the weak and the strong go to the gutter.
Men are only as great as they are kind.
Positive anything is better than negative nothing.
Make two grins grow where there was only a grouch before.
The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.