To be a patriot, one had to say, and keep on saying, "Our Country, right or wrong," and urge on the little war. Have you not perceived that that phrase is an insult to the nation?

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

The proverb says that Providence protects children and idiots. This is really true. I know because I have tested it.

Heaven is by favor; if it were by merit your dog would go in and you would stay out. Of all the creatures ever made (man) is the most detestable. Of the entire brood, he is the only one... that possesses malice. He is the only creature that inflicts pain for sport, knowing it to be pain.

Cats are the wildest of the tame and the tamest of the wild

There is a sumptuous variety about the New England weather... In the spring I have counted one hundred and twenty-six different kinds of weather inside of four and twenty hours.

The gods offer no rewards for intellect. There was never one yet that showed any interest in it.