Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.
Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle.
College isn't the place to go for ideas.
The toughest question has always been, "How do you get your ideas?" How do you answer that? It's like asking runners how they run, or singers how they sing. They just do it!
Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.