"It is not in giving life but in risking life that man is raised above the animal; that is why superiority has been accorded in humanity not to the sex that brings forth but to that which kills."

"Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody."

"Man is a gregarious creature, more so in mind than in body. He may like to go alone for a walk but he hates to stand alone in his opinion."

"Farewell! thou art too dear for my possessing."

"IRRELIGION, n. The principal one of the great faiths of the world."

"Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity."

"Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use."

"Gossip is sometimes referred to as halitosis of the mind"

"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier."

"Whatever is reasonable is true, and whatever is true is reasonable."