Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding member of the team you are, how much your contribution has been valued, what massive potential you have and, in recognition of all this, would you mind having your salary halved.
Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.
We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all.
A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.
To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public.
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.
With self-discipline most anything is possible.
When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.
Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor.
The reactionary is always willing to take a progressive attitude on any issue that is dead.
I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.
Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a basement.
It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.
A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
