“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time
“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter--it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.
“You can't say that civilization don't advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way.
“Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks
“You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life
“Old people are fond of giving good advice; it consoles them for no longer being capable of setting a bad example
“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.
“Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand