In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise

How long it takes to write a book depends on its length.

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.

I have always observed that to succeed in the world a person must seem simple, yet wise.

It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.