Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.

If you work for a man, in Heavens name work for him! If he pays you wages that supply your bread and butter, work for him, stand by him, and stand by the institution he represents.

Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.

Respectability is the dickey on the bosom of civilization.

To make mistakes is human, but to profit from them is divine.

You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him think.

I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.