Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.
Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us.
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself.
Looks are part of business. A businessman should never stand out more than his customers. His mannerisms, his clothes, everything about him... Moderation is the key.
All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse.
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.