Trade is much superior to piracy. You can rob and kill a man but once, but you can cheat him again and again.

Adventure is nothing but a romantic name for trouble.

Only one who has learned much can fully appreciate his ignorance.

Throw a rock into a pack of dogs, the one that yelps the loudest is usually the one that got hit.

A journey is time suspended.

A little rest and meditation often saves a lot of riding over rough country.

Ancestry is most important to those who have done nothing themselves.