He liked to like people, therefore people liked him.

The law of work seems unfair, but nothing can change it; the more enjoyment you get out of your work, the more money you will make.

How empty is theory in the presence of fact!

I saw men whom thirty years had changed but slightly; but their wives had grown old. These were good women; it is very wearing to be good.

Fortune knocks at every man's door once in a life.

Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough.

There is only one expert who is qualified to examine the souls and the life of a people and make a valuable report - the native novelist. ... And when a thousand able novels have been written, there you have the soul of the people; and not anywhere else can these be had.