Although I cannot lay an egg, I am a very good judge of omelettes

The universal regard for money is the one hopeful fact in our civilization.

One man that has a mind and knows it can always beat ten men who haven't and don't.

If only for a half hour a day, a child should do something serviceable to the community

I'm sick of all the reasonable people: they see all the reasons for doing nothing

Instead of Otello being an Italian opera written in the style of Shakespeare, Othello is a play written by Shakespeare in the style of Italian opera.

As an old soldier, I admit the cowardice: it's as universal as seasickness, and matters just as little.