Never do wrong when people are looking.

God cures and the doctor sends the bill.

Monarchies, aristocracies, and religions....there was never a country where the majority of the people were in their secret hearts loyal to any of these institutions .

In my experience, previously counted chickens never do hatch.

The new political gospel: public office is private graft.

It is a worthy thing to fight for one's freedom; it is another sight finer to fight for another man's.

That which was hard to endure is sweet to remember.

No church property is taxed and so the infidel and the atheist and the man without religion are taxed to make up the deficit.

Marriage, yes, it is the supreme felicity of life. I concede it. And it is also the supreme tragedy of life. The deeper the love the surer the tragedy. And the more disconsolating when it comes.

It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.