"After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life"

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

"Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting"

"Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor"

"Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there"

"Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage"

"Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath"

"Do what you do best, and you will succeed"

"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice"

"Business is the salt of life"

"As soon as there is life there is danger"