A man of genius is not a man who sees more than other men do. On the contrary, it is very often found that he is absentminded andobserves much less than other people.... Why is it that the public have such an exaggerated respect for him--after he is dead? The reason is that the man of genius understands the importance of the few things he sees.

Put an Irishman on the spit and you can always get another Irishman to turn him.

If the announcer can produce the impression that he is a gentleman, he may pronounce as he pleases.

What's the use of money if you have to earn it.

What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumptions on which he habitually acts.

My rank is the highest known in Switzerland: I'm a free citizen.

Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.