Obscurity is a good thing. You can fail in obscurity. It removes the fear of failure.
I say luck is when an opportunity comes along, and you're prepared for it.
Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn whatever state I am in, therin to be content
If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don't, you're simply ducking your responsibilities.
They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea.
An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought.