Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.

Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat.

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.

Keep skid chains on your tongue. Say less than you think. Cultivate a pleasant voice. How you say it is often more important than what you say.

Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.

Pity the poor millionaire. He'll never know the thrill of paying that final installment.

A cigarette is a roll of paper, tobacco, and drugs, with a small fire on one end and a large fool at the other. Some of its chief benefits are cancer of the lips and stomach, softening of the brain, funeral procesions, and families shrouded in gloom and grief. Although a great many people know this, they still smoke in order to appear sophisticated.