The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.

Although… the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the President of a party only, but of the whole people of the United States.

Common sense is not so common.

A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end… but not necessarily in that order.

Wrestling is ballet with violence.

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

The Internet is like a giant jellyfish. You can’t step on it. You can’t go around it. You’ve got to get through it.

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.

Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around.