Let but the commons hear this testament, Which I do not mean to read, And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds And dip their napkins in his sacred blood; Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it as a rich legacy Upon their issue.

You aspire to great things? Begin with little ones.

An optimist is a guy who has never had much experience.

No eyes that have seen beauty ever lose their sight.

God doesn't discriminate ... only religions do.

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.

No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself.

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life away in fruitless efforts.

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

The belly is the teacher of art and the liberal bestower of wit.

Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence.

Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.

It's the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were invented. They show you what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how to feel about it, and how to look how you feel about it.

There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual.

While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past.

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.

You, the Spirit of the Settlement! ... Not understand that America is God's crucible, the great melting-pot where all the races of Europe are melting and re-forming! Here, you stand, good folk, think I, when I see them at Ellis Island, here you stand in your fifty groups, with your fifty languages and histories, and your fifty blood hatreds and rivalries... - Melting Pot, The.