I said there was but one solitary thing about the past worth remembering, and that was the fact that it is past-can't be restored.

Let me make the superstitions of a nation and I care not who makes its laws or its songs either.

Weather is a literary specialty, and no untrained hand can turn out a good article on it

One is apt to overestimate beauty when it is rare

Make your vocation your vacation. That is the secret to success.

Wine is a clog to the pen, not an inspiration.

One frequently only finds out how really beautiful a beautiful woman is after considerable acquaintance with her.