I suppose, just as an honest man in politics shines more than he would elsewhere.

in order to make a man or boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.

I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's.

It is my belief that nearly any invented quotation, played with confidence, stands a good chance to deceive.

I think that the reason why we Americans seem to be so addicted to trying to get rich suddenly is merely because the opportunity to make promising efforts in that direction has offered itself to us with a frequency out of all proportion to the European experience.

A better idea than my own is to listen.

Good wine needs no bush; a jug is the thing.