One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are.

Ambition without principle never was long under the guidance of good sense.

Our countrymen have all the folly of the ass and all the passiveness of the sheep.

Remember civil and religious liberty always go together: if the foundation of the one is sapped, the other will fall of course.

A well-adjusted person makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.

The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they are properly armed.

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.

A nation that can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one.

A sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government.

Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.

People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Anyone who hates children and animals can't be all bad.

The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with bated breath.

A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.

Women are like elephants to me. I like to look at them, but I wouldn't want to own one.

Scotch needs water like a fish needs a bicycle.

The first prize was a week in Philadelphia. The second prize was two weeks.