We must look for our own blame to find our own personality.

It is a wise child that knows its own father, and an unusual one that unreservedly approves of him.

There are people who think that honesty is always the best policy. This is a superstition. There are times when the appearance of it is worth six of it.

Men think they think upon the great political questions, and they do; but they think with their party, not independently; they read its literature, but not that of the other side

None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try.

Great things can happen when you don't care who gets the credit.

The truth is a precious commodity. That's why I use it so sparingly.