Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.

Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant - the digitalis of failure.

Public opinion is the judgment of the incapable many opposed to that of the discerning few.

Organized religion, being founded on superstition, is, perforce, not scientific. And all that which is not scientific - that is, truthful - must be bolstered up by force, fear and falsehood. Thus we always find slavery and organized religion going hand in hand.

History: a collection of epitaphs.

The woman who cannot tell a lie in defense of her husband, is unworthy of the name of wife.

Responsibiliti es gravitate to the man who can shoulder them and the power to him who knows how