“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.”

“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.”

“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.”

“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”

“Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.”

“I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.”

“Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”

“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”

“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.”

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”

“Classic' - a book which people praise and don't read.”

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

“Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.”

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

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”

“Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well".

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”

Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.

This time it is real — all must die, and where could mountaineer find a more glorious death!

Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.

Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it.