"Why doesn't the fellow who says, "I'm no speechmaker," let it go at that instead of giving a demonstration? "

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.

A sadder but wiser man is a thousand times more agreeable to meet than the feller that never makes a mistake.

We're all self-made men, but not very many of us have stayed on the job.

Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable.

Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil.

Gittin' talked about is one o' th' penalties for bein' purty, while bein' above suspicion is about th' only compensation fer bein' homely.