"What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure."

"If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair."

"While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it."

"People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed."

"You raise your voice when you should reinforce your argument."

"In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it."

"It's better to be burnished with use than rusty with principle."

"The bitterest tragic element in life to be derived from an intellectual source is the belief in a brute Fate or Destiny."

"The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animals."

"The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular reason for being happy except that they are so."

"Experience shows that success is due less to ability that to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work, body and soul."

"The word 'meaningful' when used today is nearly always meaningless."