A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is a man who hopes they are.

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

When Franklin drew the lightning from the clouds, he little dreamed that in the evolution of science his discovery would illuminate the torch of Liberty for France and America. The rays from this beacon, lighting this gateway to the continent, will welcome the poor and the persecuted with the hope and promise of homes and citizenship.

My dinners have never interfered with my business. They have been my recreation. . . A public banquet, if eaten with thought and care, is no more of a strain than a dinner at home.

Blot out from the page of history the names of all the great actors of his time in the drama of nations, and preserve the name of Washington, and the century would be renowned.

As for food, half of my friends have dug their graves with their teeth.

The government of the United States is and always has been a lawyer's government.

I get my exercise acting as pallbearer to my friends who exercise.

The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.

The walk downstairs to the breakfast table is excercise enough for any gentleman.

What is the most beautiful word in the language? The elderly lawyer quickly replied: Home.

The tomb of the Saviour was a narrow and empty vault, precious only for its memories of the supreme tragedy of the centuries, but the new continent was to be the home and temple of the living God.

A witty illustration or an apt story will accomplish more than columns of argument.