A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.
The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who have not got it.
Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream of things that never were and ask why not.
Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it…
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can't sleep with the window open.
Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.