George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth. He could not even lie."

It is not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that make horseraces.

"Indecency, vulgarity, obscenity -- these are strictly confined to man; he invented them. Among the higher animals there is no trace of them. They hide nothing. They are not ashamed."

It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.