The gayety of life, like the beauty and the moral worth of life, is a saving grace, which to ignore is folly, and to destroy is crime. There is no more than we need; there is barely enough to go round.

The cat dwells within the circle of her own secret thoughts.

Science may carry us to Mars, but it will leave the earth peopled as ever by the inept.

To be brave in misfortune is to be worthy of manhood; to be wise in misfortune is to conquer fate.

Bargaining is essential to the life of the world; but nobody has ever claimed that it is an ennobling process.

A puppy is but a dog, plus high spirits, and minus common sense.

The friendships of nations, built on common interests, cannot survive the mutability of those interests.