It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
We'd all like to vote for the best man but he's never a candidate.
We like little children, because they tear out as soon as they get what they want.
It isn't enough for you to love money - it's also necessary that money should love you.
A never-failing way to get rid of a fellow is to tell him something for his own good.