“The lucky man is he who knows how much to leave to chance.”

“The exercise of authority is odious, and they who know how to govern, leave it in abeyance as much as possible.”

“You are a man now, and to be un hombre, a man must not only know right from wrong, he must also know who he is and who he isn’t. Because if a man doesn’t know who he is and who he isn’t, then no matter how much he knows about right and wrong, he will always be like a fish out of water.”

“If a man who can’t count finds a four leaf clover, is he lucky?”

“However small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance was there.”

“If he was a good man, how could he leave me? So he must not be a good man. But if he isn't good, then why does it hurt so much to lose him? Is it just my pride that's wounded?”

“Good soldiers never pass up a chance to eat or sleep. They never know how much they'll be called on to do before the next chance.”

“The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little.”

“Must be awfully lucky to see colors like that. I bet they don't even know how lucky they are.”

“The strong man is he who knows how and is able to become and be himself; the magnanimous man is he who, being strong, knows how and is able to issue forth from himself, as from a fortress, to guide, protect, encourage, and save others.”