there couldn't be war, unless lies were believed. War has to be nourished by lies.

To talk over a quarrel, with its inevitable accompaniment of self-justification, is too much like handling cobwebs to be very successful.

As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it.

I have heard that a man might be his own lawyer, but you can't be your own judge.

If you give way to fear, you'll be a coward; and ... a coward is apt to be a liar. The devil's first name is Fear.

A sneer is like a flame; it may occasionally be curative because it cauterizes, but it leaves a bitter scar.

Habit does much to reconcile us to unpleasantness.