It is undoubtedly true that some people mistake sycophancy for good nature, but it is equally true that many more mistake impertinence for sincerity.

A pin has as much head as some authors and a good deal more point.

A good many men and women want to get possession of secrets just as spendthrifts want to get money-for circulation.

Some people use half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it.

Many a writer seems to think he is never profound except when he can't understand his own meaning.

He is a first-rate collector who can, upon all occasions, collect his wits.

In New York City, the common bats fly only at twilight. Brick-bats fly at all hours.