Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.

A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!

Have the courage to act instead of react.

Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.

Leverage is everything-don't begin to pry until you've got the long arm on your side.

The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.

Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked. Good mental machinery ought to break its own wheels and levers, if anything is thrust among them suddenly which tends to stop them or reverse their motion. A weak mind does not accumulate force enough to hurt itself; stupidity often saves a man from going mad.