Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself. Illness is one of those things which a man should resist on principle.
It is wonderful how quickly you get used to things, even the most astonishing.
Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousand of miles and all the years you have lived.
If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot.
You cannot be mad at somebody who makes you laugh - it's as simple as that.
Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace.
They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad to realize that I'm going to miss mine by just a few days.