I grew intoxicated with my own eloquence.

Here's to the man who rode the race, who took the time, who kept the time, and who did the trick.

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Quit the world, and the world forgets you.

Nine-tenths of all existing books are nonsense.