It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too.

Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.

It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.

Better make a weak man your enemy than your friend

When a man comes to me for advice I find out the kind of advice he wants - and I give it to him