The poor and ignorant will continue to lie and steal as long as the rich and educated show them how.

It does not make much difference what a person studies-all knowledge is related, and the man who studies anything, if he keeps at it, will be learned.

Constant effort and frequent mistakes are the stepping stones to genius.

Respectability is the dickey on the bosom of civilization.

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

If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.

No great spiritual event befalls those who do not summon it.