Man gives every reason for his conduct save one, every excuse for his crimes save one, every plea for his safety save one; and that one is his cowardice

When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied, "The one I feed the most."

When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part.

You can rave about Stravinsky without the slightest risk of being classified as a lunatic by the next generation .

If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance.

The man with a toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound. The poverty-stricken man makes the same mistake about the rich man.

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.