I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

All evolution in thought and conduct must at first appear as heresy and misconduct.

If we women were particular about men's characters, we should never get married at all.

A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner: Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time. When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied, The one I feed the most.

No severity of punishment deters when detection is uncertain, as it always must be.

God made the world as an artist and that is why the world must learn from its artists.

I enjoy convalescence. It is the part that makes the illness worth while.