Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

Religion should be the rule of life, not a casual incident in it.

It is well-known what a middleman is: he is a man who bamboozles one party and plunders the other.

Nobody should ever look anxious except those who have no anxiety.

The most powerful men are not public men: a public man is responsible, and a responsible man is a slave. It is private life that governs the world.

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.