Greatness stands upon a precipice, and if prosperity carries a man never so little beyond his poise, it overbears and dashes him to pieces.
There is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.
Whatever fortune has raised to a height, she has raised only to cast it down.
Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today.
Brother, the Great Spirit has made us all. . . . .
For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.