Unless we put heart and soul into our labor we but brutify our actions.

As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck we give the gods credit for.

Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.

There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.

And now the lads and lasses, following the example of the birds, bill and coo together.

I am a poor man, but I have this consolation: I am poor by accident, not by design.