Silence is not always a sign of wisdom, but babbling is ever a mark of folly.

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned.

Well done is better than well said.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

You can do anything you set your mind to.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.

War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

I read somewhere once that getting lost is the best way to find yourself.

Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he was going out with a rifle in his hand.

True patience is grounded in wisdom and compassion.

Don't put your characters on a treadmill. They need to go new places, face new challenges and do new things.

If I thought the Jews killed God, I'd worship the Jews.

I haven't been to sleep for over a year. That's why I go to bed early. One needs more rest if one doesn't sleep.

I have precious little sympathy for the selfish propriety of civilized man, and if aware of races should occur between the wild beasts and Lord Man, I would be tempted to sympathise with the bears.

The Earth is just one place of many that we could hang our hats.

I'm constantly trying to figure out how to crack that mystery; how to make a novel that has a sense of immediacy of a short story. I try to do that and I'll try it again, but I'll never get it.

It saves a lot of trouble if, instead of having to earn money and save it, you can just go and borrow it.