That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.
Facts are the enemy of truth.
Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top .
You cannot be mad at somebody who makes you laugh - it's as simple as that.
We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex--but Congress can.