The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people.

The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny; they have only shifted it to another shoulder.

Reminiscences make one feel so deliciously aged and sad.

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold.

In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood and the knowledge that it's more dangerous to lose than to win.