There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.
Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace.
By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis.
There ain't no free lunches in this country. And don't go spending your whole life commiserating that you got raw deals. You've got to say, 'I think that if I keep working at this and want it bad enough I can have it.'
Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast.
If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody.