Every man should study conciseness in speaking; it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches, though they may please the speaker, are the torture of the hearer.

That man is but of the lower part of the world that is not brought up to business and affairs.

By gaming we lose both our time and treasure - two things most precious to the life of man.

There is no one subsists by himself alone.

We pick our own sorrows out of the joys of other men, and from their sorrows likewise we derive our joys.

In business, three things are necessary: knowledge, temper, and time.

There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.