Remorse - Regret that one waited so long to do it.

All the great enterprises of the world are run by a few smart men: their aides and associates run down by rapid stages to the level of sheer morons. Everyone knows that this is true of government, but we often forget that it is equally true of private undertakings. In the average great bank, or railroad, or other corporation the burden of management lies upon a small group. The rest are ciphers.

There comes a time in every man's life when he's consumed by the desire to spit on his palms, hoist the black flag and start cutting throats.

The great secret of happiness in love is to be glad that the other fellow married her.

Without a doubt there are women who would vote intelligently. There are also men who knit socks beautifully.

The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.

No romantic novel ever written in America, by man or woman, is one half so beautiful as My Ántonia.