At 50, a man can be an ass without being an optimist but not an optimist without being an ass

Of course, no man is entirely in his right mind at any time.

From his cradle to his grave a man never does a single thing which has any FIRST AND FOREMOST object but one -- to secure peace of mind, spiritual comfort, for HIMSELF.

There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.

If I'd seen a playwright ever write an' play at the same time, I'd have given 'em more of a chance at cards. Can I get an 'amen?'

I would much prefer to suffer from the clean incision of an honest lancet than from a sweetened poison.

In forgiving, people are not being asked to forget. On the contrary, it is important to remember, so that we should not let such atrocities happen again. Forgiveness does not mean condoning what has been done. It means taking what happened seriously...drawing out the sting in the memory that threatens our entire existence.