Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.

Goodness without wisdom always accomplishes evil.

It seems to me that the secret of true happiness in life is to know what you are and then be content to be that, in style, head up and proud, and not yearn to be something else.

Straining at gnats and swallowing camels is a required course in law schools.

Love your country, but never trust its government.

There ought not to be anything in the whole universe that man can't poke his nose into-that's the way we're built and I assume that there's some reason for that.

When railroading time comes you can railroad—but not before.