Attention

One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation

Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever puts one down without the feeling of disappointment.

Being prepared means much, being able to wait means more, but to make use of the right moment means everything

The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter--it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little

Fire burns only when we are near it, but a beautiful face burns and inflames, though at a distance

Action speaks louder than words.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence

Know or listen to those who know

If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weed

You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world.

One must not trifle with love

An opera may be allowed to be extravagantly lavish in its decorations, as its only design is to gratify the senses and keep up an indolent attention in the audience

Interest makes some people blind, and others quick-sighted

Look twice before you leap

The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket

People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite