The quality of a conqueror is to be judged as much by what he spears as by what he spares

The most intelligent members of the animal kingdom are human beings; so are the most stupid

A rain forest springs from the droppings of animals and grows greater than any cultivated garden; likewise, a great mass of literary skill springs from the droppings of writers that cross our minds through the reading we do.

Fortune crowns the bold before the worthy

There are three houses that the ultimate adult must leave: their parents' house, their employer's house, and their teacher's house. So they must someday found their own home, their own business, and their own school of thought so that they can live under their own roof at home, at work, and in thought.

To be laughed at draws more profitable attention than being smiled at