"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good."

"No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned."

"Being in a ship is like being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned."

"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance."

"Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult."

"He who makes a beast of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man."

"Solitude, the safeguard of mediocrity."

"I chose and my word was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken a€” the choosing was not. Just keep moving on..."

"I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see it's not the answer."

"MERCY, n. An attribute beloved of detected offenders."

"The bear in your trap is your bear."

"If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that is a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life."