There is a German proverb which says that Take-it-Easy and Live-Long are brothers.

In one important respect a man is fortunate in being poor. His responsibility to God is so much the less

Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.

Formerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was a business; but now, when great fortunes are only made by business, business is war.

The Breath becomes a stone; the stone, a plant; the plant, an animal; the animal, a man; the man, a spirit; and the spirit, a god.

In ambition, as in love, the successful can afford to be indulgent toward their rivals. The prize our own, it is graceful to recognize the merit that vainly aspired to it.

Loss of sincerity is loss of vital power.