Astonishing things can be done with the human memory if you will devote it faithfully to one particular line of business.

The difference between those that succeed and those that fail is, those that succeeded tried.

Switzerland is simply a large, lumpy, solid rock with a thin skin of grass stretched over it.

What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.

Except a person be part coward, it is not a compliment to say he is brave.

In our day we don't allow a hundred and thirty years to elapse between glimpses of a marvel. If somebody should discover a creek in the county next to the one that the North Pole is in, Europe and America would start fifteen costly expeditions thither; one to explore the creek, and the other fourteen to hunt for each other.

Tell me about a person's family, friends, and community, and I'll tell you what his opinions are.