Act as if it were impossible to fail.
Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
You don't get anything clean without getting something else dirty.
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.
We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language.
Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousand of miles and all the years you have lived.