1,171 Quotes by Will Rogers

Money, horse racing and women: three things the boys just can't figure out.

Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. Never miss a good chance to shut up.

The American people are a very generous people and will forgive almost any weakness, with the possible, exception of stupidity.

They have passed the big inheritance tax, and that gets you when you are gone. You used to could die and be able to beat taxes, but not now. The undertaker don't go over your body as carefully as the assessor does your accumilated assets, and he gets his before the undertaker. They have it on these big fortunes now where they pay as high as 60 to 70 percent of what they leave. That's mighty expensive dying when it runs into money like that, and you won't see 'em dropping off as casually as they have been.

Nowadays it is about as big a crime to be dumb as it is to be dishonest.

After seeing kids play polo against big guys, it only shows that horses are the greatest equalizer in the world. No matter what you weigh, the little fellow is your equal on a horse.

We are the only nation in the world that waits till we get into a war before we start getting ready for it.

Does college pay? They do if you are a good open-field runner.

There is nothing that sets a nation back as far in civilization as prosperity.