“An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.”

“It is perhaps a more fortunate destiny to have a taste for collecting shells than to be born a millionaire.”

“Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.”

“To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.”

“An imperturbable demeanour comes from perfect patience. Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.”

“There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets come last.”

“Ah, said Silver, it were fortunate for me that I had Hawkins here. You would have let old john be cut to bits, and never given it a thought, doctor.'Not a thought,' replied Dr. Livesey cheerily.”