A good reputation is more valuable than money.

The first rule of all intelligent tinkering is to keep all the parts.

He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book.

Steady movement is more important than speed, much of the time. So long as there is a regular progression of stimuli to get your mental hooks into, there is room for lateral movement. Once this begins, its rate is a matter of discretion.

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know.

The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

The trouble with the rat-race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.

Words have a longer life than deeds.

I always wake up at the crack of ice.

Sometimes I wonder if I'm in my right mind. Then it passes off and I'm as intelligent as ever.

Walking on water wasn't built in a day.

The Law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich, as well as the poor, to sleep under the bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.

Practical people would be more practical if they would take a little more time for dreaming.

He jests at scars who never felt a wound.