"I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor."

"What men call good fellowship is commonly but the virtue of pigs in a litter which lie close together to keep each other warm."

"Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it but as I drink, I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is."

"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them."

"I'd rather sit alone on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion."

"Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something."

"Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always make you less than you are."

"War is cruelty. There's no use trying to reform it, the crueler it is the sooner it will be over."

"Good taste is the worst vice ever invented."

"Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it."

"I do not believe in God. I believe in cashmere."

"A man who is afraid of death will be afraid of life also, because life brings death. If you are afraid of the enemy and you close your door, the friend will also be prohibited."