"If a man has a bad smell, he is not to blame for it, but his clothes. If a man is ill, he is not to blame for it, but his body. If a man is a fool, he is not to blame for it, but his mind."

"If a man is unhappy, this must be due to his own fault, that he does not understand that it is in his power to be happy."

"If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write."

"If you are kissed by a beautiful woman, or boy, do not say, 'I am fortunate,' but 'I have been kissed by a beautiful woman.'"

"When you are about to say anything, first examine what you are going to say, and then speak."