A figment of the imagination is just a harmless illusion - unless you are victim of it.

Getting even with somebody is no way to get ahead of anybody.

Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.

A day's pay for a day's work is more than adequate when both the work and the pay are appreciated as much as they are expected.

People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done.

Money can be fickle, having a lasting relationship with a few and a brief fling with others, while just flirting with the rest of us.

In our nation there are two classes of nobility: the law-abiding workers and the law-abiding employers who sustain each other.