"Mr. Speaker, I have discovered the philosopher's stone: pay as you go."

Work at it, if necessary, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now. The old proverb is full of truth and meaning, "Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well."

Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself.

"I will loose my camel, and trust it to God." "No, no, not so," said the prophet, "tie thy camel and trust it to God!" Do all you can for yourselves, and then trust in Providence, or luck, or whatever you please to call it, for the rest.

Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience.

Engage in one kind of business only, and stick to it faithfully until you succeed, or until your experience shows that you should abandon it. A constant hammering on one nail will generally drive it home at last, so that it can be clinched.

The public very properly shun all whose integrity is doubted. No matter how polite and pleasant and accommodation a man may be, none of us dare to deal with him if we suspect "false weights and measure." Strict honesty not only lies at the foundation of all success in life financially, but in every other respect.

He that wants money, means, and content, is without three good friends.


I bought a black cashmere tunic for his concert tomorrow. I am looking forward to seeing him for the first time in almost a year. I went to an este salon once a week and  lost some weight. What a devoted fan I am!