“The higher the pay in enjoyment the worker gets out of it, the higher shall be his pay in cash, also.
“Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like.
“Agriculture for an honorable and high-minded man, is the best of all occupations or arts by which men procure the means of living
“The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living
“Study until twenty five, investigate until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have him retired on a double allowance
“As long as men are liable to die and are desirous to live, a physician will be made fun of, but he will be well paid
“To be content with life, or to live merrily, rather, all that is required is that we bestow on all things only a fleeting, superficial glance; the more thoughtful we become the more earnest we grow