Adventure is nothing but a romantic name for trouble.

A mistake constantly made by those who should know better is to judge people of the past by our standards rather than their own. The only way men or women can be judged is against the canvas of their own time.

To exist is to adapt, and if one could not adapt, one died and made room for those who could.

He never knew when he was whipped ... So he never was.

To pursue a man effectively, it is best to begin with his thinking.

A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner, so if one's life is cold and bare he can blame none but himself. You have a chance to select from pretty elegant furnishings.

Few of us ever live in the present. We are forever anticipating what is to come or remembering what has gone.