“We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.”

“Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.”

“Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.”

“Life is but thought.”

“The present time has one advantage over every other – it is our own.”

“I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.”

“Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.”

“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.”

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”

“A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.”