The happy man is he who knows his limitations, yet bows to no false gods.

I have no doubts that the Devil grins, As seas of ink I spatter. Ye gods, forgive my “literary” sins – The other kind don’t matter.

Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

The Wanderlust has got me... by the belly-aching fire

I have an intense dislike for artificial society. In France, one could lead a free life - to do what one wanted to do without interference or criticism from one's neighbors.

Avoid extremes: be moderate In saving and in spending; An equable and easy gait Will win an easy ending.

This is the law of the Yukon, that only the strong shall thrive; that surely the weak shall perish, and only the fit survive.