Honest poverty is a gem that even a king might be proud to call his own - but I wish to sell out

The fear of lightning is one of the most distressing infirmities a human being can be afflicted with. It is mostly confined to women, but now and then you find it in a little dog, and sometimes a man.

The Indian may seem poor to we rich Westerners but in matters of the spirit it is we who are the paupers and they who are millionaires.

Love is not a product of reasonings and statistics. It just comes-none knows whence-and cannot explain itself.

The true pioneer of civilization is not the newspaper, not religion, not the railroad - but whiskey!

There ought to be a room in every house to swear in. It's dangerous to have to repress an emotion like that.

Talent without work is useless, thank God