There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's own industry or by the stupidity of others.

The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.

No road is to long for him who advances slowly and does not hurry and no attainment is beyond his reach who equips himself with patience to achieve it

Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.

The spendthrift robs his heirs the miser robs himself.

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.

Courtly manners are contagious; they are caught at Versailles.

We are more sociable, and get on better with people by the heart than the intellect.

A prince wants only the pleasure of private life to complete his happiness.

There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

A world in the hand is worth two in the bush.

If you know you're going to lose something so bad, let it go with your own hand.

Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.

There are days when any electrical appliance in the house, including the vacuum cleaner, seems to offer more entertainment than the TV set.

Don't write slogans, write truths.

My whole take on libertarianism is simply that I don't know what's best for other people.

We're the party that wants to see an America in which people can still get rich.

The dependant who cultivates delicacy in himself very little consults his own tranquillity.

In the important decisions of personal life, we should be governed by the deep inner needs of our nature.

I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different. All your life you've been training to forget yourself, so when you're in danger, it becomes your first instinct