A man who listens because he has nothing to say can hardly be a source of inspiration. The only listening that counts is that of the talker who alternately absorbs and expresses ideas.

A kitten is the most irresistible comedian in the world. Its wide-open eyes gleam with wonder and mirth. It darts madly at nothing at all, and then, as though suddenly checked in the pursuit, prances sideways on its hind legs with ridiculous agility and zeal.

Our dogs will love and admire the meanest of us, and feed our colossal vanity with their uncritical homage.

Wit is a thing capable of proof.

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.

There is a natural limit to the success we wish our friends, even when we have spurred them on their way.

The party which is out sees nothing but graft and incapacity in the party which is in; and the party which is in sees nothing but greed and animosity in the party which is out.