The undertaking of a new action brings new strength.
There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
I daresay one profits more by the mistakes one makes off one's own bat than by doing the right thing on somebody's else advice.
I shouted, and earned a hard thump on my head for my trouble.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
He who laughs, lasts!