The noblest art is that of making others happy

More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing, than by believing too much.

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

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.

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

I never liked to work, I mean manual work.

I would rather hear the pleased laugh of a child over some feature of my exhibition than receive as I did the flattering compliments of the Prince of Wales.