There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death.

There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death.

Samuel Butler

I'm very pleased to be here. Let's face it, at my age I'm very pleased to be anywhere.

I'm very pleased to be here. Let's face it, at my age I'm very pleased to be anywhere.

I can't understand why I flunked American history. When I was a kid there was so little of it.

I can't understand why I flunked American history. When I was a kid there was so little of it.

People ask me what I'd most appreciate getting for my eighty-seventh birthday. I tell them, a paternity suit.

People ask me what I'd most appreciate getting for my eighty-seventh birthday. I tell them, a paternity suit.

Love is a lot like a backache. It doesn't show up on x-rays, but you know it's there.

Love is a lot like a backache. It doesn't show up on x-rays, but you know it's there.

I don't care what you do for a living. If you love it, you are a success.

I don't care what you do for a living. If you love it, you are a success.

Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance.

Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance.

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty.

To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty.

Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it shall perish by it.

Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it shall perish by it.

Prayers are to men as dolls are to children.

Prayers are to men as dolls are to children.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.

Words are like money; there is nothing so useless, unless when in actual use.

Words are like money; there is nothing so useless, unless when in actual use.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth.

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

A healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestion.

A healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestion.