Experience of life (not of books) is the only capital usable in such a book as you have attempted; one can make no judicious use of this capital while it is new.

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.

We find not much in ourselves to admire, we are always privately wanting to be like somebody else. If everybody was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes

A wise man does not waste so good a commodity as lying for naught.

Information appears to stew out of me naturally, like the precious otter of roses out of the otter.

By common consent of all the nations and all the ages the most valuable thing in this world is the homage of men, whether deserved or undeserved.

I think the Cincinnati Enquirer must be edited by children.