Where there's a will there's a detective story.

A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his mind's eye.

Patriotism covers a multitude of sins.

One of the first principles of perseverance is to know when to stop persevering.

Of two evils choose the prettier.

I have always hated biography, and more especially, autobiography. If biography, the writer invariably finds it necessary to plaster the subject with praises, flattery and adulation and to invest him with all the Christian graces. If autobiography, the same plan is followed, but the writer apologizes for it.

A living gale is better than a dead calm.