You should always live within your income, even if you have to borrow to do so.

Poverty is one of them kind of misfortunes that we all of us dread but none of us pity.

There is no passion of the human heart that promises so much and pays so little as revenge.

When a man gets talking about himself, he seldom fails to be eloquent and often reaches the sublime.

Beauty is a very handy thing to have, especially for a woman who ain't handsome.

Lying is like trying to hide in a fog: If you move about you're in danger of bumping your head against the truth, and as soon as the fog blows off, you are gone anyhow.

Waves are inspiring not because they rise and fail, but because each time they fall. They never fail to rise again.