“ Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has. ”

“ Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe. ”

“ If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the old woman did her lost spectacles, safe on her own nose all the time. ”

“ Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. ”

“ Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got. ”

“ There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together. ”

“ There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing. ”

“ Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread. ”

“ Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors. ”

“ Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there. ”