The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

Whisky is liquid sunshine.

A nap, my friend, is a brief period of sleep which overtakes superannuated persons when they endeavor to entertain unwelcome visitors or to listen to scientific lectures.

Money is the counter that enables life to be lived socially; it is life as truly as sovereigns and banknotes are money.

If I refuse to allow my leg to be amputated, its mortification and my death may prove that I was wrong; but if I let the leg go, nobody can ever prove that it would not have mortified had I been obstinate. Operation is therefore the safe side for the surgeon as well as the lucrative side.