The greatest thing in the world is for a man to be able to do something well, and say nothing about it.

If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.

If you have sense enough to realize why flies gather around a restaurant, you should be able to appreciate why men run for office.

A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn't like pie when he sees there isn't enough to go around.

Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.

If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.

We are not free, it was not intended we should be. A book of rules is placed in our cradle, and we never get rid of it until we reach our graves. Then we are free, and only then.