Neither realism nor romance furnishes a more striking and picturesque figure than that of Christopher Columbus. The mystery about his origin heightens the charm of his story.

It's pleasant to hear these nice words while I'm still alive. I'd rather have the taffy than the epitaphy.

As for food, half of my friends have dug their graves with their teeth.

I get my exercise acting as pallbearer to my friends who exercise.

It is a pity that instead of the Pilgrim Fathers landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock had not landed on the Pilgrim Fathers.

The tomb of the Saviour was a narrow and empty vault, precious only for its memories of the supreme tragedy of the centuries, but the new continent was to be the home and temple of the living God.

The government of the United States is and always has been a lawyer's government.