Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else. Grow we must, if we outgrow all that love us. I despise making the most of one's time. Half of the pleasures of life consist of the opportunities one has neglected. The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.
Nothing is so commonplace as to wish to be remarkable.
It behooves a father to be blameless if he expects his son to be. Success is 99 percent failure. It is easier to ask forgiveness than to gain permission. I am now going to make you a gift that will stay with you the rest of your life. A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.