When an honest writer discovers an imposition it is his simple duty to strip it bare and hurl it down from its place of honor, no matter who suffers by it; any other course would render him unworthy of the public confidence.

There is nothing so annoying as to have two people talking when you're busy interrupting.

The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.

In God We Trust. It is the choicest compliment that has ever been paid us, and the most gratifying to our feelings. It is simple, direct, gracefully phrased; it always sounds well - In God We Trust. I don't believe it would sound any better if it were true.

If books are not good company, where shall I find it?

The secret of getting ahead is getting started

To be, or not to be; that is the bare bodkin That makes calamity of so long life.