"There is a history in all men's lives."

"This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet."

"It is a wise father that knows his own child."

"A heavy heart bears not a nimble tongue."

"Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course."

"When beggars die, there are no comets seen; the heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes."

"The finest inheritance you can give to a child is to allow it to make its own way, completely on its own feet."

"Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves."

"Nothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he's overcharging you."

"One thing we know for sure is that change is certain, progress is not."

"Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And you don't do that by sitting around wondering about yourself."

"Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others."