"Do not accustom yourself to use big words for little matters."

"We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us."

"I would rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world."

"Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords."

"Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings."

"Americans are a race of convicts and ought to be thankful for anything we allow them short of hanging."

"On going to war over religion: You're basically killing each other to prove who's got the better imaginary friend."

"We are born brave, trusting and greedy, and most of us remain greedy."

"You give little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give."

"God enters by a private door into every individual."

"Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace."

"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours."