God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.

In an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt buckles he becomes hesitant, and if the stakes are pure gold he becomes nervous and confused. There is no difference as to his skil.

But ere we could arrive the point proposed, Caesar cried, 'Help me, Cassius, or I sink!'

One day at least in every week, The sects of every kind Their doctrines here are sure to seek, And just as sure to find.

Some people are bitter, some sour, others are sweet. Who you hang out with depends on your taste.

Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having given up on the problem of an efficient way to get himself five miles to work and back each day.

For gold in phisik is a cordial; Therefore he lovede gold in special.

The most thoroughly wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed.

But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.

In discourse more sweet, Others apart sat on a hill retir'd, In thoughts more elevate, and reasoned high Of Providence, Foreknowledge, Will and Fate, Fixed fate, free will, foreknowledge absolute; And found no end, in wand'ring mazes lost.

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept destructive criticism. Without 100 percent dedication, you won't be able to do this.

A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.

The long arm of coincidence.

If you are willing to admit you are wrong when you are wrong, you are all right.

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.

That which leads us to the performance of duty by offering pleasure as its reward, is not virtue, but a deceptive copy and imitation of virtue.

If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me; I had it from my father.

All political theories assume, of course, that most individuals are very ignorant. Those who plead for liberty differ from the rest in that they include among the ignorant themselves as well as the wisest.

Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.

Clearness ornaments profound thoughts.