It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.
Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.
Occasions are rare; and those, who know how to seize upon them, are rarer.
A slander is like a hornet; if you cannot kill it dead at the first blow, better not to strike at it.
Adam invented love at first sight, one of the greatest labor-saving machines the world ever saw.
Most men had rather say a smart thing than do a good one. John P. Kotter, Leading Change.