The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy - give one and take ten

The Autocrat of Russia possesses more power than any other man in the earth; but he cannot stop a sneeze.

To be satisfied with what one has; that is wealth. As long as one sorely needs a certain additional amount, that man isn't rich.

It's easy to endure adversity -- if it happens to someone else.

Grown people everywhere are always likely to cling to the religion they were brought up in.

I was young and foolish then; now I am old and foolisher.

I am not an economist. I am an honest man!