Every life is its own excuse for being.

Two-thirds of all preachers, doctors and lawyers are hanging on to the coat tails of progress, shouting, whoa! while a good many of the rest are busy strewing banana peels along the line of march.

So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.

The only man who makes money following the races is one who does it with a broom and shovel.

Charity: a thing that begins at home, and usually stays there.

The cheerful loser is the winner.

When on the brink of complete discouragement, success is discerning that...the line between failure and success is so fine that often a single extra effort is all that is needed to bring victory out of defeat.