Our continual desire for praise ought to convince us of our mortality, if nothing else will.

Men who have much to say use the fewest words.

Men of genius are like eagles, they live on what they kill, while men of talents are like crows, they live on what has been killed for them.

Rivalry and envy are Siamese twins.

In the whole history of the world there is but one thing that money cannot buy...to wit--the wag of a dog's tail.

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.

My advice to those who are about to begin, in earnest, the journey of life, is to take their heart in one hand and a club in the other.