You may call a jay a bird. Well, so he is, in a measure--because he's got feathers on him, and don't belong to no church, perhaps;but otherwise he is just as much a human as you be. And I'll tell you for why. A jay's gifts and instincts, and feelings, and interests, cover the whole ground. A jay hasn't got any more principle than a Congressman.

Truth is neither alive nor dead; it just aggravates itself all the time.

The true charm of pedestrians does not lie in the walking, or in the scenery, but in the talking.

Quitting smoking is easy, I've done it hundreds of times.

The old saw says - 'Let a sleeping dog lie.' Experience knows better; experience says, If you want to convince do it yourself.

What is there that confers the noblest delight? What is that which swells a man's breast with pride above that which any other experience can bring to him? Discovery!

Gratitude is a debt which usually goes on accumulating like blackmail; the more you pay, the more is exacted.