The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in

Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.

Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.

One of the most difficult things in the world is to convince a woman that even a bargain costs money.

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.

I have long been disposed to judge men by their average. If it is reasonably high, I am charitable with faults that look pretty black.

The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.