You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.

The law of work does seem utterly unfair - but there it is, and nothing can change it; the higher the pay in enjoyment the worker gets out of it, the higher shall be his pay in money also.

When in doubt, tell the truth.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Whatever you say, say it with conviction

The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.

When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not; but my faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened. It is sad to go to pieces like this but we all have to do it.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Honesty: The best of all the lost arts

When in doubt, tell the truth.

Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.

Every one is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.

After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it happened or not

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.