Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution expensive, and needs to be rich.

A man comes to measure his greatness by the regrets, envies and hatreds of his competitors.

There are men who, by their sympathetic attractions, carry nations with them, and lead the activity of the human race.

Knowledge is when you learn something new every day. Wisdom is when you let something go every day.

Practice makes perfect - the sooner you start, the sooner you will be a happy nonsmoker

You cannot give anything to a magnanimous person. After you have served him, he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.

The noblest ministry of nature is to stand as the apparition of God.