Beware of a misfit occupation. . . . Consider carefully your natural bent, whether for business or a profession.

Buying real estate is not only the best way, the quickest way, the safest way, but the only way to become wealthy.

Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy.

I was determined not to remain poor.

The greatest good [a man] can do is to cultivate himself in order that he may be of greater use to humanity.

Right or wrong, the customer is always right.

More things to remember: 7) The value of time; 8) The pleasure of working; 9) The obligation of duty; 10) The power of kindness; 11) The wisdom of economy; 12) The virtue of patience.

Give the lady what she wants!

Freedom of the press and also of speech, assembly, and worship can persist as social forms and legal guarantees, while at the same time their functional realities can be gradually slipping away.

I was taught how to walk but I did not master the cheating steps of others.

Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.

I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite which I would like.

Foreign culture is as necessary to the spirit of a nation as is foreign commerce to its industries.

It is natural for me to ignore autograph seekers, but God wants me to share my testimony card with them and be loving. That power and initiative comes from him.

Tessa knows Will,” protested Charlotte. “She trusts Will.” “Iwouldn’t go that far,” muttered Tessa.

Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgment to others with modesty.

I see, but cannot reach, the height That lies forever in the light.

The bliss even of a moment still is bliss.

Writers are always envious, mean-minded, filled with rage and envyat other's good fortune. There is nothing like the failure of a close friend to cheer us up.