"When I was born, all the modesty I had was in my head; I took it out, looked at it, laughed, and threw it away."

"I am not rich enough to be mean."

"I have often been asked what was the secret of my success, and I have invariably replied, 'I always had the sense to know I knew nothing.'"

"Politeness is the art of thinking twice before speaking once."

"The bigger the humbug, the better the people will like it."