Every one knew he could foretell wars and famines, though that was not so hard, for there was always a war, and generally a famine somewhere.

I do not wish any reward but to know I have done the right thing.

Going to law is losing a cow for the sake of a cat.

The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. Nor upon a cold stove lid.

We have the best government that money can buy.

It is not worth while to try to keep history from repeating itself, for man's character will always make the preventing of the repetitions impossible.

In Paris they just simply opened their eyes and stared when we spoke to them in French! We never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language.