Occasions are rare; and those, who know how to seize upon them, are rarer.

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

Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you prophesy right, nobody will remember it.

There is a significant Latin proverb; to wit: Who will guard the guards?

The greatest thief this world has ever produced is procrastination, and he is still at large.

Waves are inspiring not because they rise and fail, but because each time they fall. They never fail to rise again.

Titles are valuable; they make us acquainted with many persons who otherwise would be lost among the rubbish.