A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry to a woman.

Nothing can constitute good-breeding that has not good-nature for its foundation.

In every civilized society there is found a race of men who retain the instincts of the aboriginal cannibal and live upon their fellow-men as a natural food.

And, of all the things upon earth, I hold that a faithful friend is the best.

Earnestness is the best gift of mental power, and deficiency of heart is the cause of many men never becoming great.

When one is in a good sound rage, it is astonishing how calm one can be.

Patience is the courage of the conqueror, the strength of man against destiny.