“There are more quarrels smothered by just shutting your mouth, and holding it shut, than by all the wisdom in the world.”

“Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?”

“Well married, a man is wingedill-matched, he is shackled.”

“Now comes the mystery! (last words)”

“Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.”

“Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.”

“Another decent possibility my critics implicitly deny is that of work as a giftThey assumeand this is the orthodox assumption of the industrial economythat the only help worth giving is not given a...”

“Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but from what we give.”

“You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”

“Maybe the difference between first marriage and second marriage is that the second time at least you know you are gambling.”

“If your brother can't 'old 'is own against a bunch of orphans, 'e'd best leave off playing 'azard altogether!”

“There is a lure in power. It can get into a man's blood just as gambling and lust for money have been known to do.”

“God deals us all different hands. How we play 'em is up to us.”

“Life may not have dealt you a great set of cards... but who says the one with better cards will win?”

“Destiny plays its cards in a way that no one can comprehend.”