"Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life."

"A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves."

"In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich."

"Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance."

"To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice."

"The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next."

"God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how."

"We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning."

"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road."