What I spent, I had; What I kept, I lost; What I gave, I have.

Our flag means all that our fathers meant in the Revolutionary War. It means all that the Declaration of Independence meant. It means justice. It means liberty. It means happiness.... Every color means liberty. Every thread means liberty. Every star and stripe means liberty.

There are some men's souls that are so thin, so almost destitute of what is the true idea of soul, that were not the guardian angels so keen-sighted, they would altogether overlook them.

The cynic puts all human actions into two classes - openly bad and secretly bad.

A woman's pity often opens the door to love.

Men will let you abuse them if only you will make them laugh.

Nobody ever sees truth except in fragments.