- Truth is more of a stranger than fiction. Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.
- Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
- If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
- Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
And my all time favourite:
- I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.
To name a few:
- Truth is more of a stranger than fiction. Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.
- Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
- If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
- Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
And my all time favourite:
- I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.