To avoid being drawn into error, keep a firm grip on the truth.
Why is it that, among men, physical courage is a trait so plenteous yet moral courage is a trait so rare?
A pessimist is a well-informed optimist.
Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.
It's an epitome of life. The first half of it consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.
The idea that a baby doesn't amount to anything! Why, one baby is just a house and a front yard full by itself. One baby can, furnish more business than you and your whole Interior Department can attend to. He is enterprising, irrepressible, brimful of lawless activities.