Nothing is Improbable until it moves into the Past Tense.
Life is a series of relapses and recoveries.
For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver.
Mark Twain said (particularly about Pink Marsh): "I have been reading him again, and my admiration overflows all limits. ... How effortless the limning! It is as if the work did itself, without help of the master's hand."
Early to bed and early to rise, and you'll meet very few of the best people.
A lot of smart young people have come out of Indiana. The smarter they are, the faster they come out