Terrible and sublime thought, that every moment is supreme for some man and woman, every hour the apotheosis of some passion!

The worldly relations of men and women often form an equation that cancels out without warning when some insignificant factor has been added to either side.

The world is not interested in the storms you encountered, but did you bring in the ship?

A young man must let his ideas grow, not be continually rooting them up to see how they are getting on.

The world belongs to the Enthusiast who keeps cool.

One must choose between obscurity with efficiency, and fame with its inevitable collateral of bluff.

If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyhow.