"You're not allowed to give yourself a nickname. This holds true in life as well as in poker"

"Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides"

"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"

"Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody"

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

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

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

"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"

"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body"

"Business is the salt of life"

"The League is very well when sparrows shout, but no good at all when eagles fall out"