The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground.
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
Anger is never without Reason, but seldom with a good One.
Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that's where you renew your springs that never dry up.
We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
Be more prompt to go to a friend in adversity than in prosperity.