He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.
The most beautiful adventures are not those we go to seek.
For visions come not to polluted eyes.
At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.
The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground.
Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.
We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.