"When you ascend the hill of prosperity,..." - Quote by Mark Twain

“Drop this mean and sordid and selfish devotion to the saving of your shabby little souls, and hunt up something to do that's got some dignity to it! Risk your souls! Risk them in good causes; then if you lose them, why should you care? Reform!”

“An honest politician is an oxymoron.”

“Honesty is often the best policy, but sometimes the appearance of it is worth six of it.”

“Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation. It's time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and work to restore America's place as the world leader in science and technology.”

“The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad, of your safety, of your prosperity, of that very liberty which you so highly prize.”

“Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.”

“Only be admonished by what you already see, not to strike leagues of friendship with cheap persons, where no friendship can be. Our impatience betrays us into rash and foolish alliances which no God attends.”

“Friends, genuine friends, have much more to do with whether we have a warm heart, not money or power.”

“In order to have friends, you must first be one.”