It may be called the Master Passion, the hunger for self-approval.

Politicians, old buildings, and prostitutes become respectable with age.

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

the more I know about people, the better I like my dogs.

There isn't any way to libel the human race.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.

There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance: his character is about perfect, he is the choicest spirit among all the humbler animals, yet see what ridicule has brought him to. Instead of feeling complimented when we are called an ass, we are left in doubt.