It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.

There is only one belief that can rob death of its sting and the grave of its victory. For without that you cannot be born again.

I never expect a soldier to think.

The American white relegates the black to the rank of shoeshine boy; and he concludes from this that the black is good for nothing but shining shoes.

The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive at a reasonable conclusion, we still must close our minds for the moment with a snap, and act dogmatically on our conclusions.

Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does.

Decency cannot be discussed without indecency!