The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

Never complain and never explain.

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

Mr Speaker, I withdraw my statement that half the cabinet are asses - half the cabinet are not asses.

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

Success is a product of unremitting attention to purpose.

Little things affect little minds.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.

There is no education like adversity.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.