Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself. - The Art of Worldy Wisdom, 1647.

He who has never failed somewhere, that man cannot be great.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

He that knows himself, knows others; and he that is ignorant of himself, could not write a very profound lecture on other men's heads.

If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy himself.

I consider trial by jury as the only anchor yet imagined by man by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.

One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are.

I've had the boyhood thing of being Elvis. Now I want to be with my best friend, and my best friend's my wife. Who could ask for anything more?

Anyone can escape into sleep, we are all geniuses when we dream, the butcher's the poet's equal there. - The Tempation to Exist.

Calumny is only the noise of madmen.

You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down your sentences.

Montana. It's everything Colorado thinks it is.

How pleasant to know Mr. Lear! Who has written such volumes of stuff! Some think him ill-tempered and queer, But a few think him pleasant enough.

The valid research for the future is on the inner side, on the spiritual side.

Only the winners decide what were war crimes.

The richest minds need not large libraries.

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

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

Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at fifteen your double, and after that, your friend or your foe depending on his bringing up.

The day of fortune is like a harvest day, We must be busy when the corn is ripe.