The remedy for thirst? It is the opposite of the one for a dog bite: run always after a dog, he'll never bite you; drink always before thirst, and it will never overtake you.

Believe me, 'tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.

Machination is worth more than force.

I am going to seek a great perhaps.

So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.

You have no obligation under the sun other than to discover your real needs, to fulfill them, and to rejoice in doing so.

I'd gladly do without a valet. I'm never so well treated as when I'm without a valet.