Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.

The tendency of an advanced civilization is in truth monarchy.

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

Never argue. In society nothing must be; give only results. If any person differs from you, bow, and turn the conversation.

It is a great mistake to suppose that bribery and corruption, although they may be very convenient for gratifying the ambition or the vanity of individuals, have any great effect upon the fortunes or the power of parties. And it is a great mistake to suppose that bribery and corruption are means by which power can either be ob-tained or retained.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.