Some men's ugliness is hard to beat.

A great many political speeches are literary parricides; they kill their fathers.

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

Time knows not the weight of sleep or weariness, and night's deep darkness has no chain to bind his rushing pinion.

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

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

Some things are better eschewed than chewed; tobacco is one of them.