Better make a weak man your enemy than your friend.

Take the selfishness out of this world and there would be more happiness than we should know what to do with.

When a man makes up his mind to become a rascal, he should examine himself closely and see if he isn't better constructed for a fool.

It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ferment and rot and fall to the ground in a squash.

It strains a man's philosophy the worst kind to laugh when he gets beat.

The highest philosophers, in explaining the mystery of this world, are obliged to call in the aid of another.

There is no limit to the vanity of this world. Each spoke in the wheel thinks the whole strength of the wheel depends upon it.