Wives invariably flourish when deserted; ... it is the deserting male, the reckless idealist rushing about the world seeking a non-existent felicity, who often ends in disaster.

If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyhow.

The world is not interested in the storms you encountered, but did you bring in the ship?

Terrible and sublime thought, that every moment is supreme for some man and woman, every hour the apotheosis of some passion!

The world belongs to the enthusiast who keeps cool.

A young man must let his ideas grow, not be continually rooting them up to see how they are getting on.

One must choose between obscurity with efficiency, and fame with its inevitable collateral of bluff.

It is extraordinary how many emotional storms one may weather in safety if one is ballasted with ever so little gold.

There is a pleasure unknown to the landsman in reading at sea.

There is nothing like an odor to stir memories.

Responsibility's like a string we can only see the middle of. Both ends are out of sight.

Whoever is messing with my daughter, messing with my home, will be sorry they chose to play this game. I’ll be screaming checkmate before they even realise I moved my pawns…

When multi-national corporations are given the same powers as feudal states or nations: expect wars.

The path of knowledge is said to be difficult in that it is the path of Samadhi.

Too much looking backward ... is bad for progress.

"A creative life is not just for those fictional few who are "touched by the hand of God." We are all touched by the hand of God."

It felt odd to be laughing during a firefight. Then again, if you can't laugh when you're about to die, when can you?

Remember, your body needs 6 to 8 glasses of fluid daily. Straight up or on the rocks.

Know then that the body is merely a garment. Go seek the wearer, not the cloak.

It's harder to confess the sin that no one believes in Than the crime that everyone can appreciate. For the crime is in relation to the law And the sin is in relation to the sinner.

Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing.