Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
To be interesting, be interested.
Don't fuss about trifles. Don't permit little things-the mere termites of life-to ruin your happiness.
(A smile) costs nothing, but creates much.
A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. Intelligence is like underwear, everyone has it, but you don't have to show it off. The expression a woman wears on her face is more important than the clothes she wears on her back.