“I would not put a thief in my mouth to steal my brains.”

“If I had received good instruction as a child I would be with my family today and at peace with my neighbors. I hope and pray that all you parents in the sound of my voice will train up your children in the way they should go.”

“I know what they said even if they would not say it to my face. People love to talk. They love to slander you if you have any substance.”

“I am ready. I have repented my sins and soon I will be in heaven with Christ my savior. Now I must die like a man.”

“There is no generosity in women. They want everything coming in and nothing going out. They show no trust. Lord God, how they hate to pay you! They will get the work of two men out of you and I guess they would beat you with whips if they were able to. No sir, not me. Never. A man will not work for a woman, not unless he has clabber for brains.”

“You do not think much of me, do you, Cogburn?""I don't think about you at all when your mouth is closed.”

“My Master of Arts degree means nothing at all to these monkeys and I have come to share their indifference.”