The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under the prompting of a brave, determined spirit.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.

Duties are not performed for duties' sake, but because their neglect would make the man uncomfortable. A man performs but one duty, the duty of contenting his spirit, the duty of making himself agreeable to himself.

Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered either by themselves or by others.

Plan for the future, because that is where you are going to spend the rest of your life.

The report of my death was an exaggeration.

As to the Adjective: when in doubt, strike it out.

Whoever has lived long enough to find out what life is, knows how deep a debt of gratitude we owe to Adam, the first great benefactor of our race. He brought death into the world.

What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing he knew nobody had said it before.

The innocents abroad.