Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. Never miss a good chance to shut up.

We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.

Shrewdness in public life all over the world is always honored, while honesty in public men is generally attributed to dumbness and is seldom rewarded.

Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.

It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation, but you can lose it in a minute.

Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.

If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?