Nothing is wonderful when you get used to it.
People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.
When I am idle and shiftless, my affairs become confused; when I work, I get results ... not great results, but enough to encourage me.
No man is smart, except by comparison to those who know less
American freedom consists largely in talking nonsense.
Don't take up a man's time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about the smartness of his children.