He who wants to do everything will never do anything.

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.

People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.

Few are they who have never had a chance to achieve happiness- and fewer those who have taken that chance.

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

If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, "I took a taxi".