What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward...

I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.

I want it said of me by those who knew me best...

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

He has a right to criticize...

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

If there is anything that a man can do well...

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.

I never had a policy...

I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.

That some achieve great success...

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.

The best way to destroy...

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

Everybody likes a compliment.

Everybody likes a compliment.

It has been my experience...

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.

Common looking people...

Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.

Don't worry when you are not recognized...

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

To sin by silence...

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

The things I want to know are in books...

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.

I am not bound to win, but ...

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.

Always bear in mind...

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

Most folks are as happy as...

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

I will prepare...

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I don't like that man...

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.