Each forward step we take we leave some phantom of ourselves behind.

Be suspicious of your sincerity when you are the advocate of that upon which your livelihood depends.

To learn the worth of a man's religion, do business with him.

Women are aristocrats, and it is always the mother who makes us feel that we belong to the better sort.

Those who believe in our ability do more than stimulate us. They create for us an atmosphere in which it becomes easier to succeed.

If all were gentle and contented as sheep, all would be as feeble and helpless.

The highest courage is to dare to appear to be what one is