A man who cannot command his temper, his attention, and his countenance should not think of being a man of business.

Health ... is the first and greatest of all blessings.

Compliments of congratulation are always kindly taken, and cost nothing but pen, ink and paper. I consider them as draughts upon good breeding, where the exchange is always greatly in favor of the drawer.

You should not only have attention to everything, but a quickness of attention, so as to observe at once all the people in the room--their motions, their looks and their words--and yet without staring at them and seeming to be an observer.

In friendship, as well as in love, the mind is often the dupe of the heart.

The more one works, the more willing one is to work.

Common sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I know of: abide by it; it will counsel you best.