I'm glad I didn't have to fight in any war. I'm glad I didn't have to pick up a gun. I'm glad I didn't get killed or kill somebody. I hope my kids enjoy the same lack of manhood.
You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do.
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.
The better part of valor is discretion, in the which better part I have saved my life.
If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches.
There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income.
On the plus side, death is one of the few things that can be done just as easily lying down.