“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter - 'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning.”

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

If you tell the truth, you do not have to remember anything.

Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe.

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.