The mark of the man of the world is absence of pretension. He does not make a speech; he takes a low business-tone, avoids all brag, is nobody, dresses plainly, promises not at all, performs much, speaks in monosyllables, hugs his fact.

Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.

The secret of success lies never in the amount of money, but in the relation of income to outgo.

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform has no gratitude, no prudence, no husbandry.

One can never truly savor success until first tasting adversity.

It is with a good book as it is with good company.

Wisdom is infused into every form.