Better to be occasionally cheated than perpetually suspicious.

Life is just an endless chain of judgements. . . . The more imperfect our judgement, the less perfect our success.

The way to make a true friend is to be one. Friendship implies loyalty, esteem, cordiality, sympathy, affection, readiness to aid, to help, to stick, to fight for, if need be. ... Radiate friendship and it will return sevenfold.

Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind.

Some people are so methodical that that is all they are or ever will be.

Happiness is normally the prime search of every rational human being. One way to derive increasing happiness during the year we have just entered is to strive diligently to promote the happiness of others, to think of them first, yourself second. Happiness is the greatest tonic, the greatest elixir, of all. Worry is among the worst poisons. One sensible New Year resolution: I will do my utmost to have consideration for others, to exercise usefulness, to radiate happiness, to conquer worrying over things I cannot possibly remedy.

Mediocre men wait for opportunity to come to them. Strong, able, alert men go after opportunity.