Two classes of people lose money; those who are too weak to guard what they have; those who win money by trick. They both lose in the end.

There are three things that grow more precious with age; old wood to burn, old books to read, and old friends to enjoy.

The fuel of the future is going to come from fruit like that sumach out by the road, or from apples, weeds, sawdust - almost anything.

Writing is the only profession where nobody considers you ridiculous if you earn no money. Money is like an arm or a leg; use it or lose it.

One needs to be successful in the conventional way to learn just how far away from success it may be.

The way to learn to do things is to do things. The way to learn a trade is to work at it. Success teaches how to succeed. Begin with the determination to succeed, and the work is half done already.

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.