The only noble thing a man can do with money is to build a schooner.

He who has learned to love an art or science has wisely laid up riches against the day of riches.

Marriage is like life - it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses.

A bottle of good wine, like a good act, shines ever in the retrospect.

Even if the doctor does not give you a year, even if he hesitates about a month, make one brave push and see what can be accomplished in a week.

By the time a man gets well into his seventies his continued existence is a mere miracle.

A great part of this life consists in contemplating what we cannot cure.