A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.
When people do not respect us we are sharply offended yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.
To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.
My books are like water those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) everybody drinks water.
To be good is noble but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
Now the way that the book winds up is this: Tom and me found the money that the robbers hid in the cave, and it made us rich. We got six thousand dollars apiece—all gold. It was an awful sight of mone...
When I was younger I could remember anything whether it had happened or not.
Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions.
To get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.
Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.
I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't.
The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money.
Do the thing you fear the most and the death of fear is certain.
Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion--several of them. He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his thr...
Be wise as a serpent and wary as a dove!
This nation is like all the others that have been spewed upon the earth--ready to shout for any cause that will tickle its vanity or fill its pocket. What a hell of a heaven it will be when they get a...
It is by the goodness of god that in our country we have those 3 unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself.