Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.

Public opinion is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God.

An open mind leaves a chance for someone to drop a worthwhile thought in it.

A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.

But that's always the way; it don't make no difference whether you do right or wrong, a person's conscience ain't got no sense, and just goes for him anyway. If I had a yaller dog that didn't know no more than a person's conscience does I would pison him. It takes up more room than all the rest of a person's insides, and yet ain't no good, nohow.

I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.

...mastery of the art and spirit of the Germanic language enables a man to travel all day in one sentence without changing cars.