His head was an hour-glass; it could stow an idea, but it had to do it a grain at a time, not the whole idea at once.

I said there was but one solitary thing about the past worth remembering, and that was the fact that it is past-can't be restored.

Happiness ain't a thing in itself -it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant. And so, as soon as the novelty is over and the force of the contrast dulled, it ain't happiness any longer, and you have to get something fresh.

Only kings, presidents, editors, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial 'we.'

I respect a man who knows how to spell a word more than one way.

Every citizen of the republic ought to consider himself an unofficial policeman, and keep unsalaried watch and ward over the laws and their execution.

The future interests me - I'm going to spend the rest of my life there.