Only one who has learned much can fully appreciate his ignorance.

Carryin' a gun is a chancy thing. Sooner or later a man is put in a position to use it. And a body has to figure that if somebody packs iron he plans to use it when the time comes; and if he draws it out, he plans to shoot.

It is better to fear a little. One is cautious then.

Even those who fancy themselves the most progressive will fight against other kinds of progress, for each of us is convinced that our way is the best way.

There is no miraculous change that takes place in a boy that makes him a man. He becomes a man by being a man.

Much of command is the ability to take command.

To a fool time brings only age not wisdom.