Moderation in all things, especially moderation.
The wonder is always new that any sane man can be a sailor.
So far as a person thinks; they are free.
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.
There is this to be said in favor of drinking, that it takes the drunkard first out of society, then out of the world.
There is also something excellent in every audience,--the capacity of virtue. They are ready to be beatified.