Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed.

The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest art in music or the drama which secures for the gifted artists a world-wide fame princes well might envy.

True economy consists in always making the income exceed the outgo.

If I shoot at the sun, I may hit a star.

True economy consists in always making the income exceed the out-go. Wear the old clothes a little longer if necessary; dispense with the new pair of gloves; mend the old dress: live on plainer food if need be; so that, under all circumstances, unless some unforeseen accident occurs, there will be a margin in favor of the income.

Your success depends on what you do yourself, with your own means

Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself.