It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.
The better part of valor is discretion, in the which better part I have saved my life.
Sometimes the cure for restlessness is rest.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.
Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster. Your life will never be the same again.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.
I hope that when I die, people say about me, 'Boy, that guy sure owed me a lot of money.'