The cheerful loser is the winner.

Don't lose faith in humanity; think of all the people in the United States who have never played you a single nasty trick.

Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.

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.

Every knock is a boost.

What we call God's justice is only man's idea of what he would do if he were God.

Genius is the capacity of avoiding hard work.