A man's idea in a game of cards is war, cruel, devastating, and pitiless. A lady's idea of it is a combination of larceny, embezzlement and burglary.

The wise people are in New York because the foolish went there first, that's the way the wise men make a living.

The American nation in the sixth ward is a fine people; they love the eagle - on the back of a dollar.

Opportunity knocks at every man's door once. On some men's door it hammers till it breaks down the door and then it goes in and wakes him up if he's asleep, and ever afterward it works for him as a night watchman.

No matter whether the Constitution follows the flag or not, the Supreme Court follows the election returns.

A man can be right and president, but he can't be both at the same time.

Histhry is a post-mortem examination. It tellsye what a counthry died iv. But I'd like to know what it lived iv.