Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.

When angry, count to a hundred.

Praise is well, compliment is well, but affection-that is the last and most precious reward that any man can win, whether by character or achievement.

It's a good thing for a dog to have fleas; keeps his mind off being a dog.

Greece is a bleak, unsmiling desert, without agriculture, manufactures or commerce, apparently. What supports its poverty-stricken people or its Government, is a mystery.

I was born with Halley's Comet and I expect to die upon its return

Suddenly the nickel-clad horse takes the bit in its mouth and goes slanting for the curbstone defying all prayers and all your powers to change its mind - your heart stands still, your breath hangs fire, your legs forget to work.