There are things which cannot be taught in ten easy lessons, nor popularized for the masses; they take years of skull sweat.

Death is the lot of us all, and the only way that the human race has ever conquered death is by treating it with contempt. By living every golden minute as if one had all Eternity.

I was no fool; I was aware that when another man is too anxious to force money on one, it is time to examine the cards, for there is almost certainly something illegal, or dangerous, or both, involved in the matter.

A friend who offers help without asking for explanations is a treasure beyond price

When it don’t rain, the roof don’t leak; when it rains, I can’t fix it nohow.

If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.

Democracy is a poor system of government at best; the only thing that can honestly be said in its favor is that it is eight times as good as any other method the human race has ever tried.