I do not approve of children being beaten. It is always a confession of failure.

Anyone who pretends not to be interested in money is either a fool or a knave.

if you cannot get what you want, common sense suggests that you should put your mind to wanting what you can get.

Things you can't understand are always the hardest to bear. To know why is the first step to consolation.

there are virtues which are very well in the abstract, but which, encountered in the flesh, can be a source of extreme irritation.

Take things as they come. Take things as they are. What does it matter? There's one end to everything.

When you've just made the most complete fool of yourself, you feel the need of a specially high horse to ride.

Any road is bound to arrive somewhere if you follow it far enough

A lie that is half a truth is ever the hardest to fight.

One cannot withdraw from the life of the community. Injury to one member of it cannot fail to be the concern of all.

Nobody likes to be accused of a virtue.

We cannot shake off three hundred years of fear in three hours.

Simplicity of appearance can cause hindrance to success when you are poor. But the same simplicity is admired in a rich and successful person.

You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning.

No human being is immune to adversity or personal setbacks.

I'll pour a cup to you my darling, raise it up, say Cheerio.

When you do multiple things you love, it doesn't feel like work.

If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people's wrath is as heavy as lead.

Your employees are your company’s real competitive advantage. They’re the ones making the magic happen-so long as their needs are being met.

I don't know why she picked me, but she did and I'm not letting go.

Habit is necessary to give power.