A large family party is rather too much like a flight of tomtits; everlasting twitter, but no conversation; gregariousness without companionship.

You will never 'find' time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.

In life, as in Chess, ones own Pawns block ones way. A mans very wealth, ease, leisure, children, books, which should help him to win, more often checkmate him

Bad temper is its own scourge. Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter. A man's venom poisons himself more than his victim.

A successful career has been full of blunders.

You cannot win without sacrifice.

In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

The fact is - nothing comes, at least nothing good. All has to be fetched.

I once met a man who had forgiven an injury. I hope some day to meet the man who has forgiven an insult.

Proverbs are potted wisdom.

Self-laudation abounds among the unpolished, but nothing can stamp a man more sharply as ill-bred.

Only by changing the state of consciousness can we change mankind.

Their pleasures are fierce and their sleep impenetrable. And they know that the body has a soul in which the soul has no part.

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

I believe that it is higher education's purpose and calling to keep open the door to the American dream.

Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals.

You can gerrymander one district, but it's very difficult to gerrymander the whole country.

Happiness is largely an attitude of mind, of viewing life from the right angle.

You're baloney without the mayo.

It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides.

I think the stress on income inequality is something that every American should take seriously.