Preference

It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little

Women prefer to talk in twos, while men prefer to talk in threes.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs

Civilization degrades the many to exalt the few

A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay

Our ideals are our better selves

It is better to fall among crows than flatterers; for those devour only the dead - these the living

The best wine is the oldest, the best water the newest.

We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both

It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great

Reason and justice tell me there's more love for humanity in electricity and steam than in chastity and vegetarianism

Half a truth is better than no politics

To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact

In the struggle between yourself and the world second the world.

A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.

An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.

Scenery is fine - but human nature is finer

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives