"All you need is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure."
"The holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money."
"No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century."
"Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody."
"It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt."
"There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate: when he can't afford it, and when he can."
"Whatever you say, say it with conviction."