There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight.

Understanding is the soil in which grow all the fruits of friendship.

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.

Uncompromising thought is the luxury of the closeted recluse. Untrammeled reasoning is the indulgence of the philosopher, of the dreamer of sweet dreams.

There is such a thing as man being too proud to fight. There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it does not need to convince others by force that it is right.

I have long enjoyed the friendship and companionship of Republicans because I am by instinct a teacher, and I would like to teach them something.

Whatever may be said against the chewing of tobacco, this at least can be said of it, that it gives a man time to think between sentences.