Word it as softly as you please, the spirit of patriotism is the spirit of the dog and wolf. The moment there is a misunderstanding about a boundary line or a hamper of fish or some other squalid matter, see patriotism rise, and hear him split the universe with is war-whoop. The spirit of patriotism being in its nature jealous and selfish, is just in man's line, it comes natural to him - he can live up to all its requirements to the letter; but the spirit of Christianity is not in its entirety possible to him.

All good things arrive unto them that wait - and don't die in the meantime.

I respect a man who knows how to spell a word more than one way.

Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.

I am a democrat only on principle, not by instinct, nobody is that. Doubtless some people say they are, but this world is grievously given to lying.

Never have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

Temper is what gets most of us into trouble. Pride is what keeps us there.