“A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.”

“The fact is, the king was a good deal more than a king, he was a man; and when a man is a man, you can't knock it out of him.”

“Man will do MANY things to get himself loved. Man will do ALL things to get himself envied.”

“Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.”

“There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate: when he can't afford it, and when he can.”

“When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet deep down in his private heart no man much respects himself.”

“Biographies are but the clothes and buttons of the man. The biography of the man himself cannot be written.”