You can reach stupidity only with a cannon ball.

Genuine laughing is the vent of the soul, the nostrils of the heart, and just as necessary for health and happiness as spring water is for a trout.

Contentment is a kind of moral laziness; if there wasn't anything but contentment in his world, man wouldn't be any more of a success than an angleworm is

Experience is a grindstone; and it is lucky for us, if we can get brightened by it, and not ground.

The great art of writing is knowing when to stop.

I would much rather always look forward to the time when I am going to ride in a carriage, than to look back on the time when I used to.

The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it.