Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense.

No church property is taxed and so the infidel and the atheist and the man without religion are taxed to make up the deficit.

There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate: when he can't afford it, and when he can.

in order to make a man or boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.

To stand still is to fall behind.

To be satisfied with what one has; that is wealth. As long as one sorely needs a certain additional amount, that man isn't rich.

No one is sane, straight along, year in and year out, and we all know it. Our insanities are of varying sorts, and express themselves in varying forms-fortunately harmless forms as a rule.