“If men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments”

Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem”.

Hell is God’s great compliment to the reality of human freedom and the dignity of human choice.

America is the only country ever founded on a creed.

Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.

You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.

Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.

Moral issues are always terribly complex for someone without principles.

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.

I’ve searched all the parks in all the cities – and found no statues of Committees.

The issue is now clear. It is between light and darkness and everyone must choose his side.

The evolutionists seem to know everything about the missing link except the fact that it is missing.

Thanks are the highest form of thought.

At the back of our brains is a blaze of astonishment at our own existence. The object of the artistic and spiritual life is to dig for this sunrise of wonder.

There is less difference than many suppose between the ideal Socialist system, in which the big businesses are run by the State, and the present Capitalist system, in which the State is run by the big businesses.

The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.

I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice

There are both dull correctness and piquant carelessness; it is needless to say which will command the most readers and have the most influence.

Al its commands, exhortations, and promises having the most direct tendency to make men wise, holy, and happy in themselves, and useful to one another.

How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?

Discipline is giving yourself a command and following it up with action.

It can be a little difficult to command attention when surrounded by lunatics.

You know what the chain of command is? It’s the chain I go get and beat ya with until you realize who’s in ruttin’ command here!

To run and work the law commands, but gives us neither feet nor hands. But better news the gospel brings, it bids us fly and gives us wings.

I have friends whose society is delightful to me; they are persons of all countries and of all ages; distinguished in war, in council, and in letters; easy to live with, always at my command.