I begin to see that a man's got to be in his own heaven to be happy.

Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.

As to the adjective: when in doubt, strike it out.

There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact.

Everybody lies...every day, every hour, awake, asleep, in his dreams, in his joy, in his mourning. If he keeps his tongue still his hands, his feet, his eyes, his attitude will convey deception.

I felt so lonesome I most wished I was dead. The stars were shining, and the leaves rustled in the woods ever so mournful; and I heard an owl, away off, who-whooing about somebody that was dead, and a whippowill and a dog crying about somebody that was going to die.

If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first.