A writer's brain is like a magician's hat. If you're going to get anything out of it, you have to put something in it first.

A man in his life may have many teachers, some most unexpected. The question lies with the man himself: Will he learn from them?

A man shares his days with hunger, thirst, and cold, with the good times and the bad, and the first part of being a man is to understand that.

Knowledge was not meant to be locked behind doors. It breathes best in the open air where all men can inhale its essence.

If you want the law to leave you alone, keep your hair trimmed and your boots shined.

One learns to adapt to the land in which one lives.

Who mentioned the Church? On the contrary, I have great respect for religion. My objection is to those who are against so many things and for so little.