The eyes have a property in things and territories not named in any title-deeds, and are the owners of our choicest possessions.

A candid spirit is mightier than the most persistent dogmatism.

The less routine the more life.

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.

First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

I consider it the best part of an education to have been born and brought up in the country.

Books are the most mannerly of companions, accessible at all times, in all moods, frankly declaring the author's mind, without offense.

A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay.

Our ideals are our better selves.

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.

I like to write when I feel spiteful. It is like having a good sneeze.", November 1913)

General abstract truth is the most precious of all blessings; without it, man is blind; it is the eye of reason.

My optimism for life carried through my work.

What's wrong with selfishness and egotism? We live to die smiling, don't we?

The rate of return on Social Security for people nearing retirement is about 1.5 percent. By the time young children like mine are ready to retire, that rate of return will be a negative percentage.

It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way.

You should always believe what you read in the newspapers, for that makes them more interesting.

Love is blind, but when we close our eyes, we see with our hearts.

My enemies are everywhere. And sometimes, those we least suspect turn out to be our biggest threats.

If you lose money for the firm, I will be forgiving. If you lose reputation, I will be ruthless.