The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.

The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child's home.

Man's wisdom is his best friend; folly his worst enemy.

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.

The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies.