It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

Seneca devoted much of his time to writing essays in praise of poverty, and in lending money at usurious rates.

The nearest we can come to) perfect happiness is to cheat ourselves with the belief that we have got it.

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

I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am most certain of the first time.

There are very few good judges of humor, and they don't agree.

Rumor is like bees; the more you fight them the more you don't get rid of them.