A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive. Having been alive, it won't be so hard in the end to lie down and rest.
The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.
Late to bed and late to wake will keep you long on money and short on mistakes.
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
Good soldiers never pass up a chance to eat or sleep. They never know how much they'll be called on to do before the next chance.
Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life.
A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.