The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.

The value the world sets upon motives is often grossly unjust and inaccurate

A home is not a mere transient shelter: its essence lies in the personalities of the people who live in it

What men value in this world is not rights but privileges

You come into the world with nothing, and the purpose of your life is to make something out of nothing

The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.