A private should preserve a respectful attitude toward his superiors, and should seldom or never proceed so far as to offer suggestions to his general in the field. If the battle is not being conducted to suit him, it is better for him to resign. By the etiquette of war, it is permitted to none below the rank of newspaper correspondent to dictate to the general in the field.

I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.

Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.

As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether. A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer. All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

You should never trust a man who has only one way to spell a word.

One day man by the slow processes of evolution shall develop into something really fine and high - some billions of years hence, say.