Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.
The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.
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.
The summer night is like a perfection of thought.
In the absences of a decent time machine, fiction remains the most sturdy vehicle for visiting other eras.
Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.
Vegetarianism is harmless enough, though it is apt to fill a man with wind and self-righteousness.