Choosing not to read is like closing an open door to paradise

All I say is, kings is kings, and you got to make allowances. Take them all around, they're a mighty ornery lot. It's the way they're raised.

Those who do not read have no advantage over those who cannot read.

Never have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

Many public-school children seem to know only two dates—1492 and 4th of July; and as a rule they don't know what happened on either occasion.

She kept up her compliments, and I kept up my determination to deserve them or die.

There are people who think that honesty is always the best policy. This is a superstition. There are times when the appearance of it is worth six of it.