I persuaded him to throw the dirk away; and it was as easy as persuading a child to give up some bright fresh new way of killing itself.

God was left out of the Constitution but was furnished a front seat on the coins of the country.

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Warm summer sun, shine kindly here.

In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started

George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth. He could not even lie.