When I am idle and shiftless, my affairs become confused; when I work, I get results ... not great results, but enough to encourage me.

The man who insists he as good as anybody, believes he is better.

I try to have no plans the failure of which would greatly annoy me. Half the unhappiness in the world is due to the failure of plans which were never reasonable, and often impossible.

At first a woman doesn't want anything but a husband, but as soon as gets one, she wants everything else in the world.

People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.

When a man diets, he eats oatmeal in addition to everything else he usually eats.

I declare my belief that it is not your duty to do anything that is not to your own interest. Whenever it is unquestionably your duty to do a thing, then it will benefit you to perform that duty.