A man's action is only a picture book of his creed.
The very best financial presentation is one that's well thought out and anticipates any questions... answering them in advance.
Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought.
Offended vanity is the great separator in social life.
Remember that in giving any reason at all for refusing, you lay some foundation for a future request.
It has always appeared to me, that there is so much to be done in this world, that all self-inflicted suffering which cannot be turned to good account for others, is a loss - a loss, if you may so express it, to the spiritual world.