It is an important thing, in our never-ending pursuit of happiness, to stop and just be happy for a while.

The master minds of all nations, in all ages, have sprung in affluent multitude from the mass of the nations, and from the mass of the nation only-not from its privileged classes.

God rewards gamblers and fools. The crucial thing, when you win, is knowing which you were.

As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake.

And so when I couldn't stand it no longer, I lit out. I got into my old rags and my sugar-hogshead again, and was free and satisfied.

We can't always have the beautiful aspect of things. Let us make the most of our sights that are beautiful and let the others go

History never repeats itself; at best it sometimes rhymes.