Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

By virtue of the Deity thought renews itself inexhaustibly every day and the thing whereon it shines, though it were dust and sand, is a new subject with countless relations.

Vigor is contagious, and whatever makes us either think or feel strongly adds to our power and enlarges our field of action.

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.

This ennui, for which we Saxons had no name,--this word of France, has got a terrific significance. It shortens life, and bereaves the day of its light.

I covet truth; beauty is unripe childhood's cheat; I leave it behind with the games of youth.

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.