Good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
History is more or less bunk.
The two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a big fat white guy who is threatened by change.
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law.
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next.