Life is a paradox. Every truth has its counterpart which contradicts it; and every philosopher supplies the logic his own undoing.

If there is any better way to teach virtue than by practicing it, I do not know it.

Strong men can always afford to be gentle. Only the weak are intent on giving as good as they get.

All noise is waste. So cultivate quietness in your speech, in your thoughts, in your emotions. Speak habitually low. Wait for attention and then you low words will be charged with dynamite.

We make our money out of our friends. Our enemies will not do business with us.

The difference in men does not lie in the size of their hands, nor in the perfection of their bodies, but in this one sublime ability of concentration: to throw the weight in one blow, to live eternity in an hour.

Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.