There is a thread in our thoughts as there is a pulse in our feelings; he who can hold the one knows how to think, and he who can move the other knows how to feel.

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

Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.

We make our fortunes and we call them fate.

There is no diplomacy like silence.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

As a general rule, nobody has money who ought to have it.