You can reach stupidity only with a cannon ball.

Truth is the edict of God.

Morally considered, laughter is next to the Ten Commandments.

Pedigrees seldom improve by age; the grandson is too often a weak infringement on the grandsire's parent.

Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.

When a man gets talking about himself, he seldom fails to be eloquent and often reaches the sublime.

Stupidity,--unconscious ignorance.