Thanksgiving Day, a function which originated in New England two or three centuries ago when those people recognized that they really had something to be thankful for -- annually, not oftener -- if th...
A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet.
Lord save us all from old age and broken health and a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms.
The human race is a race of cowards and I am not only marching in that procession but carrying a banner.
Go to bed early get up early-this is wise.
If the writer doesn't sweat, the reader will.
There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it.
I set down in a chair by the window and tried to think of something cheerful, but it warn't no use. I felt so lonesome I most wished I was dead.
A gentleman is someone who knows how to play the banjo and doesn't.
I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.
Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain't so.
Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.
India has 2,000,000 gods and worships them all. In religion, all other countries are paupers; India is the only millionaire.
Ethical man - a Christian holding four aces.
The thing for us to do is just to do our duty, and not worry about whether anybody sees us do it or not.