I risked much, but I made much.

I risked much, but I made much.

The common man, no matter how sharp and tough, actually enjoys having the wool pulled over his eyes, and makes it easier for the puller.

Politics and government are certainly among the most important of practical human interests.

There is no such thing in the world as luck. There never was a man who could go out in the morning and find a purse full of gold in the street to-day, and another to-morrow, and so on, day after day: He may do so once in his life; but so far as mere luck is concerned, he is as liable to lose it as to find it.

A penny here, and a dollar there, placed at interest, goes on accumulating, and in this way the desired result is attained.

Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business.