You must not pay a person a compliment, and then straightway follow it with a criticism.

It were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse-races.

The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out, the conservative adopts them.

Ethical man: A Christian holding four aces.

Except a person be part coward, it is not a compliment to say he is brave.

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.

As to the adjective: When in doubt, strike it out.

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.

"Classic": a book which people praise and don't read.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.