The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.
I've never quite believed that one chance is all I get.
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.
What other dungeon is so dark as one's own heart! What jailer so inexorable as one's self!
It is wonderful how quickly you get used to things, even the most astonishing.
Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us.
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.