The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

It were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse races.

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

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

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do.

My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.

What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them.

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.

I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done.

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.