“To do great work one must be very idle as well as very industrious.”

“Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.”

“All animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.”

“In matrimony, to hesitate is sometimes to be saved.”

“Truth might be heroic, but it was not within the range of practical domestic politics.”

“Prayers are to men as dolls are to children.”

“Rich people do not work for money, they are doing what they like to do”

“Why do we need money beyond a point? If we are free of ill health, enmity, and debt, is that not enough? Too much money only leads to less peace.”

“Nine out of ten significant people have to do with money or war!”