"One must keep one's character. Earn a..." - Quote by Mark Twain

“Marriage -- yes, it is the supreme felicity of life. I concede it. And it is also the supreme tragedy of life. The deeper the love the surer the tragedy. And the more disconsolating when it comes.”

“Heaven is by favor; if it were by merit your dog would go in and you would stay out. Of all the creatures ever made (man) is the most detestable. Of the entire brood, he is the only one... that possesses malice. He is the only creature that inflicts pain for sport, knowing it to be pain.”

“A man's first duty is to his own conscience and honor; the party and country come second to that, and never first.”

“If you'd be beloved, make yourself amiable. A true friend is the best possession.”

“If we women were particular about men's characters, we should never get married at all.”

“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”

“I changed those things that were in direct - my direct control. I mean, I - look, I'm proud of the fact that, with two weeks to go, we're probably the first administration in modern history that hasn't had a major scandal in the White House.”

“I grew convinced that truth, sincerity and integrity in dealings between man and man were of the utmost importance to the felicity of life, and I formed written resolutions . . . to practice them ever while I lived.”

“Speak the truth. Transparency breeds legitimacy.”