[The Bible is] a mass of fables and traditions, mere mythology.

The bane of Americans is overwork-and the ruin of any work is a divided interest. Concentrate-concentrate. One thing at a time.

April 1. This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four.

In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.

The educated Southerner has no use for an 'r', except at the beginning of a word.

Don't wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.

Canadian girls are so pretty it's a relief now and then to see a plain one.