"I've never found anybody that I could work with as quickly as myself, or with less argument."

"The greatest things in the world are those that neither men nor children can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there."

"Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out looking for four-leaf clovers."

"Be afraid of a gentleman when he is hungry, and of a mean person when his stomach is full."

"You don't have to be noisy to be effective."

"The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources."

"Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn."

"When a man marries, he has fulfilled half of (his) faith. So let him remain conscious of God regarding the remaining half"

"Open your mouth and purse cautiously; and your stock of wealth and reputation shall, at least in repute, be great."

"When in doubt, use brute force"

"Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends."

"If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches."