A sane man often reasons from sound premises; an insane man commonly reasons as well, but the premises are unsound.

Those who think it is permissible to tell white lies soon grow color-blind.

Patience is the analogue of God's serenity.

Some folks never handle the truth without scratching it.

If you sit by the wayside waiting for Success, your knees will be too stiff to follow her when she passes.

Love is a boomerang that returns to the thrower's hand.

The bigger the dam of patience, the worse the flood when the dam breaks.

We use religion like a trolley-car--we ride on it only while it is going our way.

Reason clears and plants the wilderness of the imagination to harvest the wheat of art.

Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.

A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market.

Every misogynist came out of a woman.

Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to it, if you throw your heart over, the horse will go along, too.

When my soul fainted within me ... my prayer came in unto thee.

I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results.

If you follow your natural bent;you will definitely go to heaven

Bravery is not strength in the face of a far lesser foe. Bravery is the exact opposite of that.

I did my best. I guess my best wasn't good enough.

Can't you see that I'm only advising you to beg yourself not to be so dumb

Who will be the happiest person? The one who brings happiness to others.

When the idle poor, Become the idle rich, You'll never know, Just who is who, Or who is which.