The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

If I always appear prepared, it is because before entering an undertaking, I have meditated long and have foreseen what might occur. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly and secretly what I should do in circumstances unexpected by others; it is thought and preparation

Oh Man, Man. How despicable in slavery, how great when fired with the love of freedom!

The nature of Christ's existence is mysterious, I admit; but this mystery meets the wants of man. Reject it, and the world is an inexplicable riddle; believe it, and the history of our race is satisfactorily explained.

The French complain of everything, and always.

I start out by believing the worst

Impossible is the word found only in a fool's dictionary. Wise people create opportunities for themselves and make everything possible.