Every fat must stand upon his bottom.

The name of the slough was Despond.

Dark as pitch.

Some said, 'John, print it;' others said, 'Not so.' Some said, 'It might do good;' others said, 'No.'

You cannot depend upon anybody. There is no guide, no teacher, no authority. There is only you-your relationship with others and with the world-there is nothin…

Obtain from yourself all that makes complaining useless. No longer implore from others what you yourself can obtain.

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.