I prefer temperance hotels - although they sell worse kinds of liquor than any other kind of hotels.

I am not a politician, and my other habits are good, also.

Trouble will come soon enough, and when he does come receive him as pleasantly as possible. The more amiably you greet him, the sooner he will go away.

The Puritans nobly fled from a land of despotism to a land of freedim, where they could not only enjoy their own religion, but could prevent everybody else from enjoyin his.

Let's have the Union restored as it was, if we can; but if we can't, I'm in favor of the Union as it wasn't.

It is true, that all married men have their own way, but the trouble is they don't all have their own way of having it.

We wish genius and morality where affectionate companions, but it is a fact that they are often bitter enemies. They don't necessarily coalesce any more than oil and water do.

I can't sing. As a singist I am not a success. I am saddest when I sing. So are those who hear me. They are sadder even than I am.

A writer who can't write in a grammerly manner better shut up shop.

One of the principal features of my entertainment is that it contains so many things that don't have anything to do with it.

Imagine for a moment Napoleon I, to have borne the name of Jenkins, or Washington to have sustained the appellation of John Smith!

People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.

The price of being a sheep is boredom. The price of being a wolf is loneliness. Choose one or the other with great care.

Everything that is wrong with this sinful world, is rooted in the selfishness of man. Rom. 8:5

Though we've talked and talked and talked, we've all agreed not to say a word.

Ethics must begin at the top of an organization. It is a leadership issue and the chief executive must set the example.

If it doesn't make you sweat, it's not worth it. If it's not hard to get, why go for it?

Your sight must become an insight; it must be turned within and used to purify and clarify your mind.

Don’t move, and breathe only if you have to. (Caleb)

You've heard of people calling in sick. You may have called in sick a few times yourself. But have you ever thought about calling in well

It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation, but you can lose it in a minute.