You can't do anything unless you do it yourself. And usually you can't do it yourself very well.

There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.

Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.

When a man dies, and his kin are glad of it, they say, "He is better off."

Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.

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.

There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing - but we all do and call it Hope.