We have not all had the good fortune to be ladies. We have not all been generals, or poets, or statesmen; but when the toast works down to the babies, we stand on common ground.

It has taken a weary long time to persuade American Presbyterians to give up infant damnation and try to bear it the best they can.

There ain't anything that is so interesting to look at as a place that a book has talked about.

The reason why truth is so much stranger than fiction is that there is no requirement for it to be consistent.

The Christian's Bible is a drug store. Its contents remain the same, but the medical practice changes.

No one can tell me what is a good cigar--for me. I am the only judge... There are no standards--no real standards. Each man's preference is the only standard for him, the only one which he can accept, the only one which can command him.

I would not rob you of your food or your clothes or your umbrella, but if I caught your German out I would take it. But I don't study any more,- I have given it up.