If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right to go croaking about society, or what is worse, looking as if he stifled grief.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

Success is the child of audacity.

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner.