"A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery."

"The first rule of business, is never sell something you love. Otherwise, you may as well be selling your children."

"We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about."

"We can always take but never give."

"Once you've accumulated sufficient knowledge to get by, you're too old to remember it."

"If you don't like your own character there may be a new one ready-made and waiting for you. The snake sheds its skin with impunity, relying on the same nature which you rely on."

"Heirlooms we don't have in our family. But stories we've got."

"LODGER, n. A less popular name for the Second Person of that delectable newspaper Trinity, the Roomer, the Bedder, and the Mealer."

"If age imparted wisdom, there wouldn't be any old fools."

"The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another."