Unless a man has been kicked around a little, you can't really depend upon him to amount to anything.
A man of fifty looks as old as Santa Claus to a girl of twenty.
Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favorable do nothing.
Politeness is an inexpensive way of making friends.
The way to get ahead is to start now.
Indifference and inaction must always pay a penalty.
Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.
The happiest people are those who are too busy to notice whether they are or not.
The petty economies of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of the poor.
That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
The big things that come our way are ... the fruit of seeds planted in the daily routine of our work.
Work is the best method devised for killing time.
Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful.
Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to repeat himself, not because he has little to say, but because he wants applause and the old stuff gets it.
One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute.
If you're naturally kind, you attract a lot of people you don't like.
If people really liked to work, we'd still be plowing the land with sticks and transporting goods on our backs.
Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right.
