Society and the World

Each of you, for himself, by himself and on his own responsibility, must speak .

When a humorist ventures upon the grave concerns of life he must do his job better than another man or he works harm to his cause.

Life is short, break the rules.

Eight grown Americans out of ten dread the coming of the Fourth, with its pandemonium and its perils, and they rejoice when it is gone-if still alive.

All my life I have been honest-comparatively honest. I could never use money I had not made honestly-I could only lend it.

All my life I have been honest-comparatively honest. I could never use money I had not made honestly-I could only lend it.

A reputable lawyer will advise you to keep out of the law, make the best of a foolish bargain, and not get caught again.

A reputable lawyer will advise you to keep out of the law, make the best of a foolish bargain, and not get caught again.

Kindness is a language herd by deaf men and felt by blind men.

Teaching is like trying to hold 35 corks underwater at once.

Look at you in war...There has never been a just one, never an honorable one, on the part of the instigator of the war.

Look at you in war...There has never been a just one, never an honorable one, on the part of the instigator of the war.

You take the lies out of him, and he'll shrink to the size of your hat; you take the malice out of him, and he'll disappear .

When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.

The blunting effects of slavery upon the slaveholder's moral perceptions are known and conceded the world over; and a privileged class, an aristocracy, is but a band of slaveholders under another name.

The blunting effects of slavery upon the slaveholder's moral perceptions are known and conceded the world over; and a privileged class, an aristocracy, is but a band of slaveholders under another name.

The law of work seems unfair, but nothing can change it; the more enjoyment you get out of your work, the more money you will make .

The law of work seems unfair, but nothing can change it; the more enjoyment you get out of your work, the more money you will make .

The bane of Americans is overwork-and the ruin of any work is a divided interest. Concentrate-concentrate. One thing at a time .

We are called the nation of inventors. And we are. We could still claim that title and wear its loftiest honors if we had stopped with the first thing we ever invented, which was human liberty.

We are called the nation of inventors. And we are. We could still claim that title and wear its loftiest honors if we had stopped with the first thing we ever invented, which was human liberty.

God made the Idiot for practice, and then He made the School Board.

We Americans... bear the ark of liberties of the world.

We Americans... bear the ark of liberties of the world.