“The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'”

“The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.”

“It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.”

“Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.”

“The superior man understands what is right the inferior man understands what will sell.”

“There's nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend.”