When a man forgets his ideals he may hope for happiness, but not till then.

Disillusions all come from within ... from the failure of some dear and secret hope. The world makes no promises; we only dream it does; and when we wake, we cry!

Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny.

Those who have made unhappy marriages walk on stilts, while the happy ones are on a level with the crowd. No one sees 'em!

A statesman's words, like butcher's meat, should be well weighed.

Women may be whole oceans deeper than we are, but they are also a whole paradise better. She may have got us out of Eden, but as a compensation she makes the earth very pleasant.

A quart of doubt to an ounce of truth is the safest brew.

We must know the measure of a man's desires before we can sound the depth of his regrets.

People get to like a soul, but a satisfactory hat makes an impression at first sight.

All forced virtue is degrading in it effect.

love comes to man through his senses - to woman through her imagination.

The truth that is suppressed by friends is the readiest weapon of the enemy.

There's no victory-condition for being human.

My philosophy is very simple. To feel young, you must work as long as you can.

And so, it's not a thing of how many carries, but were you effective when you did carry.

... the United States was not built by those who waited and rested and wished to look behind them. This country was conquered by those who moved forward, and so will space.

The title race is between two horses and a little horse that needs milk and needs to learn how to jump.

The abject pleasure of an abject mind And hence so dear to poor weak woman kind. [Lat., Vindicta Nemo magis gaudet, quam femina.]

For all things turn to barenness In the dim glass the demons hold The glass of outer weariness Made when God slept in times of old

One does not always sing out of happiness.

I learned over the years never to correct a fool or he will hate you; correct a wise man, and he will appreciate you.