Being reproached for giving to an unworthy person, Aristotle said, I did not give it to the man, but to humanity.

All unnecessary vows are folly, because they suppose a prescience of the future, which has not been given us.

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.

Critics, like the rest of mankind, are very frequently misled by interest.

Too much vigor in the beginning of an undertaking often intercepts and prevents the steadiness and perseverance always necessary in the conduct of a complicated scheme.

Club: An assembly of good fellows, meeting under certain conditions.