If you should rear a duck in the heart of the Sahara, no doubt it would swim if you brought it to the Nile.

He was a solemn, unsmiling, sanctimonious old iceberg who looked like he was waiting for a vacancy in the Trinity.

The most outrageous lies that can be invented will find believers if a person only tells them with all his might.

Some people bring joy wherever they go, and some people bring joy whenever they go.

Those who do not read the news are uninformed. Those who do are misinformed.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

To avoid being drawn into error, keep a firm grip on the truth.