When majority is insane, sane must go to asylum.

Praise is well, compliment is well, but affection-that is the last and most precious reward that any man can win, whether by character or achievement.

The human race is a race of cowards; and I am not only marching in that procession but carrying a banner.

And what is a man without energy? Nothing - nothing at all.

If I cannot smoke in heaven, then I shall not go.

The proper office of a friend is to side with you when you are in the wrong. Nearly anybody will side with you when you are in the right.

The Germans are exceedingly fond of Rhine wines; they are put up in tall, slender bottles, and are considered a pleasant beverage. One tells them from vinegar by the label.