The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.

We must be truthful and fair in the ordinary affairs of life before we can be truthful and fair in patriotism and religion.

If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.

Honesty is largely a matter of information, of knowing that dishonesty is a mistake. Principle is not as powerful in keeping people straight as a policeman.

Few men progress, except as they are pushed along by events.

There is only one thing for a man to do who is married to a woman who enjoys spending money, and that is to enjoy earning it.

None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.