Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed.

Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent.