"I'm very aware how many distractions the reader has in life today, how many good reasons there are to put the book down"

"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"

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

"A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie"

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

"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested"

"He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good"

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

"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit"

"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"