Beer is proof that God wants us to be happy

All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the world.

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

It seems to me, that if statesmen had a little more arithmetic, or were accustomed to calculation, wars would be much less frequent.

I would advise you to read with a pen in your hand and enter in a little book short hints of what you feel that is common or that may be useful; for this will be the best method of imprinting such portcullis in your memory.

Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him.

If you want something done, ask a busy person.