The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.

How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice.

A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundation.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.