“It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use either.”

“You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.”

“People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little”

“Trees are Earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven”

“I often quote myself. I find it adds spice to the conversation”

“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter--it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”