To be happy, you must learn to forget yourself.

A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry to a woman.

Read to live, not live to read.

Childhood and genius have the same master organ in common - inquisitiveness.

Genius is but fine observation strengthened by fixity of purpose.

We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows.

Leave glory to great folks. Ah, castles in the air cost a vast deal to keep up!