How good we all are, in theory, to the old; and how in fact we wish them to wander off like old dogs, die without bothering us, and bury themselves.

The only thing some people do is get older.

A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country

Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.

A loafer never works except when there is a fire; then he will carry out more furniture than anybody.

The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home.

The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in