One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession.

The pen is a formidable weapon, but a man can kill himself with it a great deal more easily than he can other people.

It is, perhaps, a debatable question, whether a person who has always been notoriously in the habit of lying, has a right to tell the truth; it is, of course, the only device by which he can deceive people.

What some name well being, if bought by perpetual nervousness about weight loss plan, is not a lot better than tedious illness.

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

A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth.

One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession.