- I tell you the truth when I say that a funny story, if
it has the element of genuine wit, has the same effect on me that I
suppose a good square drink of whiskey has on an old toper; it puts
new life into me. The fact is I have always believed that a good laugh
was good for both the mental and the physical digestion.
- Die when I may, I want it said of me that I plucked
a weed and planted a flower where ever I thought a flower would grow.
- When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend
one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say
and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say.
- When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad.
And that's my religion.
- Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of
another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus
by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.
- Most people are about as happy as they make up their
minds to be.
- In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all, and it
often comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible, except
with time. You cannot now believe that you will ever feel better. But
this is not true. You are sure to be happy again. Knowing this, truly
believing it, will make you less miserable now. I have had enough experience
to make this statement.
- If I care to listen to every criticism, let alone act
on them, then this shop may as well be closed for all other businesses.
I have learned to do my best, and if the end result is good then I do
not care for any criticism, but if the end result is not good, then
even the praise of ten angels would not make the difference.
- Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to
test a man's character, give him power.
- You can't escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading
it today.
- If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
- The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce
it strictly.
- I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.
- It has been my experience that folks who have no vices
have very few virtues.
- He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help
- Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of
them?
- The path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from
under me, knocking the other out of the way, but I recovered and said
to myself, "It's a slip and not a fall."
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