Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
Life is divided into the horrible and the miserable.
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.
My wish is to ride the tempest, tame the waves, kill the sharks. I will not resign myself...