Let us play the game of life as sportsmen, pocketing our winnings with a smile, leaving our losings with a shrug.

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

People who have tried it, tell me that a clear conscience makes you very happy and contented; but a full stomach does the business quite as well, and is cheaper, and more easily obtained.

A good woman's arms round a man's neck is a lifebelt thrown out to him from heaven.

Opportunities flit by while we sit regretting the chances we have lost, and the happiness that comes to us we heed not, because of the happiness that is gone.

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.

They [dogs] never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation.

What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

If there is one person I do despise more than another, it is the man who does not think exactly the same on all topics as I do.

Failure is only an experience.

Love doesn't go away just because you realize you can't be with someone

There's a difference between beauty and charm. A beautiful woman is one I notice. A charming woman is one who notices me.

Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.

Information doesn't kill you.

Here ends another day, during which I have had eyes, ears, hands and the great world around me. Tomorrow begins another day. Why am I allowed two?

Of all the poetry written in our generation, Frost's is most likely to stand the test of time

Money is one of the rewards you get for adding value to the lives of others.

There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is

That's a valiant flea that dares eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.