matrimony is a very dangerous disorder; I had rather drink.

Not to find pleasure in serious reading gives a pastel coloring to the mind.

There is no real evil in life, except great pain; all the rest is imaginary, and depends on the light in which we view things

The heart has no wrinkles.

We are never satisfied with having done well; and in endeavoring to do better, we do much worse.

If we could have a little patience, we should escape much mortification; time takes away as much as it gives.

When I step into this library, I cannot understand why I ever step out of it.

There are twelve hours in the day, and above fifty in the night.

I dislike clocks with second-hands; they cut up life into too small pieces.

I know of no sorrow greater than that occasioned by a delay of the post.

... we ought to be astonished at nothing; for what do we not meet with in our journey through life?

never's the word God listens for when he needs a laugh.

With confident, courage and commitment, the God-given goals will be achieve.

How do you behave when you win? When your enemies are at your mercy and your power has become absolute: what then?

Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to public opinion.

Ideas, more than money, are really the currency for success.

He was so. So dirty, and just moving in front of me, and cute. I was in love with him, especially because he was talking to me.

Volumes in the series on Lyndon Johnson, including Master of the Senate and The Path Power, describe how Johnson created resources out of nothing and built a substantial power base.

The schools I went to as a kid made me wary. It was clear to me that everything was a lie except math.

No man easily admits that he is afraid.