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.

A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.

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.

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.

We must be truthful and fair in the ordinary affairs of life before we can be truthful and fair in patriotism and religion.

The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.