He is only rich who owns the day. There is no king, rich man, fairy, or demon who possesses such power as that.

The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.

Give me insight into today and you may have the antique and future worlds.

No man can be criticised but by a greater than he. Do not, then, read the reviews.

Let us draw a lesson from nature, which always works by short ways. When the fruit is ripe, it falls.

Every rational creature has all nature for his dowry and estate. It is his, if he will. He may divest himself of it; he may creepinto a corner, and abdicate his kingdom, as most men do, but he is entitled to the world by his constitution.

Be a football to Time and Chance, the more kicks, the better, so that you inspect the whole game and know its utmost law.