If you will refrain from telling any lies about the Republican Party, I'lll promise not to tell the truth about the Democrats.

A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is a man who hopes they are.

Force was the factor in the government of the world when Christ was born, and force was the source and exercise of authority both by Church and State when Columbus sailed from Palos. The Wise Men traveled from the East toward the West under the guidance of the Star of Bethlehem. The spirit of the equality of all men before God and the law moved westward from Calvary with its revolutionary influence upon old institutions, to the Atlantic Ocean. Columbus carried it westward across the seas.

Neither realism nor romance furnishes a more striking and picturesque figure than that of Christopher Columbus. The mystery about his origin heightens the charm of his story.

The tomb of the Saviour was a narrow and empty vault, precious only for its memories of the supreme tragedy of the centuries, but the new continent was to be the home and temple of the living God.

It's pleasant to hear these nice words while I'm still alive. I'd rather have the taffy than the epitaphy.

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.