“One man excels in eloquence, another in arms”
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“One man excels in eloquence, another in arms”
“When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple; take it and copy it”
“Let us, then, be what we are, and speak what we think, and in all things keep ourselves loyal to the truth”
“Love. The reason I dislike that word is that it means too much for me, far more than you can understand”
“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter”
“My way of joking is to tell the truth. It is the funniest joke in the world”
“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.”
“I often quote myself. I find it adds spice to the conversation”
“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.”
“People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little”
“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.”
“Trees are Earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven”
“Last words are for fools who haven't said enough”
“When in doubt tell the truth”
“Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them, they translate it into their own language, and forthwith it means something entirely different”
“There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press”
“The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it”
“England and America are two countries separated by the same language”
“The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed”
“Action speaks louder than words.”