Artificial inflation of stocks must be considered a crime as serious as counterfeiting, which it closely resembles.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain.

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.

It is better to teach a few things perfectly than many things indifferently...

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.