A drunkard is like a whiskey-bottle, all neck and belly and no head.
The worst misfortune that can happen to an ordinary man is to have an extraordinary father.
The American government is a rule of the people, by the people, for the bosses.
Patience is the analogue of God's serenity.
A politician is like quicksilver: if you try to put your finger on him, you find nothing under it.
Civilization sails prettily like a child's rubber balloon until it hits a sharp object; then it is likely to collapse like the balloon.