The methods that help a man acquire a fortune are the very ones that keep him from enjoying it.

The methods that help a man acquire a fortune are the very ones that keep him from enjoying it.

The most civilized people are as near to barbarism as the most polished steel is to rust. Nations, like metals, have only a superficial brilliancy.

Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.

Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.

Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.

The world is governed by love,--self-love.