The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it.

Life is a checkerboard, and the player opposite you is time. If you hesitate before moving, or neglect to move promptly, your men will be wiped off the board by time. You are playing against a partner who will not tolerate indecision!

There is no freedom on earth or in any star for those who deny freedom to others.

Christianity supplies a Hell for the people who disagree with you and a Heaven for your friends.

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.

If you work for a man, in heaven's name work for him, speak well of him, and stand by the institution he represents. Remember, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. If you must growl, condemn, and eternally find fault - resign your position, and when you are outside, damn to your heart's content - but as long as you are part of the institution, do not condemn it. If you do, the first high wind that comes along will blow you away, and probably you will never know why.

The average woman sees only the weak points in a strong man, and the good points in a weak one.