Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Treatpeople as if they were, what they ought to be andyou help them become what they are capable of being.

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

Personal appearance is looking the best you can for the money.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.