I called my cat William because no shorter name fits the dignity of his character. Poor old man, he has fits now, so I call him Fitz-William.
Fools carry their daggers in their open mouths.
He whom prosperity humbles, and adversity strengthens, is the true hero.
Life is like a mountain: after climbing up one side and sliding down the other, put up the sled.
There is gravity in wisdom, but no particular wisdom in gravity.
There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins.