In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.

A soiled baby with a neglected nose cannot be conscientiously regarded as a thing of beauty.

What God lacks is convictions- stability of character. He ought to be a Presbyterian or a Catholic or something- not try to be everything.

Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of growths

If you want me to give you a two-hour presentation, I am ready today. If you want only a five-minute speech, it will take me two weeks to prepare.

Circumstances make man, not man circumstances.

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was that they escaped teething.