"Know the true value of time snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today."

"Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading men, and studying all the various facets of them."

"Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet."

"Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison."

"It is a radiant truth that he who understands his own mind is never bewildered by the complexities of the world — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wise men make more opportunities than they find."

"It is a humble truth that life is an unwritten ledger; each passing sunrise offers a clean and waiting page — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I am against marriage, and I don't give a fig for society."