“I get my exercise being a pallbearer for those of my friends who believed in regular running and calisthenics.”

Keep calm and carry on.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Never abandon life. There is a way out of everything except death.

It is better to do something than to do nothing while waiting to do everything.

Personally, I’m always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.

If you want to discover new oceans, you must first have the courage to leave shore.

They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds.

Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.

Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people’s idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best.

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

Never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.

Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.