Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

A good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Ladies are like creeds; if you cannot speak well of them, say nothing.

I am sorry to say we whites have a sad reputation among many of the Polynesians. The natives of these islands are naturally of a kindly and hospitable temper, but there has been implanted among them an almost instinctive hate of the white man. They esteem us, with rare exceptions, such as some of the missionaries, the most barbarous, treacherous, irreligious, and devilish creatures on the earth.

We Americans are the peculiar, chosen people - the Israel of our time; we bear the ark of the liberties of the world.

The world's a ship on its voyage out, and not a voyage complete; and the pulpit is its prow.