“Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.”

Courage in danger is half the battle.

A mouse does not rely on just one hole.

I’ve seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.

Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow.

Riches, rightly used, breed delight.

The fool too late, his substance eaten up, reckons the cost.

Good things soon find a purchaser.

How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!

We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes us.

Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity.

The stronger always succeeds.

The prudent man really frames his own fortunes for himself.

The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.

To make any gain some outlay is necessary.

Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.

That man will never be unwelcome to others who makes himself agreeable to his own family.

Do you know the times when one seems to stick fast in circumstances like the fly in the jam-pot? It can’t be helped, and I suppose the best thing to do is to lay in a good store of jam!

All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.

I like kisses that aren’t too fast or rushed – that’s what makes a good kiss.

I’ve learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

The happy man does not notice the flight of time.

When I look for what I’m going to listen to I go backwards. I’m always going the other way you see. Most people are trying to figure out ‘how do I get in the fast lane going that way?’. I’m going in the other direction. I wanna find the oldest thing to do.

Could you imagine the way I felt, I couldn’t unfasten her safety belt. All the way home I held a grudge, for the safety belt that wouldn’t budge.

New York is a galaxy of adventure at once elegant, exciting and bizarre. It’s a city that moves so fast, it takes energy just to stand still.