In a discreet man's mouth, a public thing is private.

In America, they do not inquire of a stranger, "What is he?" but, "What can he do?"

The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to read.

You will discover 3 trustworthy mates, an aged wife, an aged canine, and ready dollars.

Take a coin from your purse and invest it in your mind. It will come pouring out of your mind and overflow your purse.

I would rather have it said, 'He lived usefully,' than, 'He died rich.'

But the eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us. If all but myself were blind, I should want neither fine clothes, fine houses nor fine furniture.