We Americans worship the almighty dollar! Well, it is a worthier god than Heredity Privilege.

There isn't any way to libel the human race.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.

When in doubt, tell the truth. That maxim I did invent, but never expected it to be applied to me. I did say, "When you are in doubt," but when I am in doubt myself I use more sagacity.

In religion and politics, people's belief's and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination

Of all the unchristian beverages that ever passed my lips, Turkish coffee is the worst. The cup is small, it is smeared with grounds; the coffee is black, thick, unsavory of smell, and execrable in taste. The bottom of the cup has a muddy sediment in it half an inch deep. This goes down your throat, and portions of it lodge by the way, and produce a tickling aggravation that keeps you barking and coughing for an hour.

Golden rule: Made of hard metal so it could stand severe wear, it not being known at that time that butter would answer.