We all like to see people sea-sick when we are not ourselves.

The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn't it be?--it is the same the angels breathe.

A great, great deal has been said about the weather, but very little has ever been done.

A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.

Always obey your parents. When they are present. This is the best policy in the long run. Because if you don't, they will make you. Most parents think they know better than you do, and you can generally make more by humoring that superstition than you can by acting on your own better judgment.

The secret of making progress is to get started.

Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use.