The gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can become until he goes abroad.

...nothing so liberalizes a man and expands the kindly instincts that nature put in him as travel and contact with many kinds of people.

I am not an economist. I am an honest man!

The finest clothing made is a person's own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.

A reputable lawyer will advise you to keep out of the law, make the best of a foolish bargain, and not get caught again.

The [Kodak is] the only witness I have encountered in my long experience that I couldn't bribe.

Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man has a voice, brutal laws are impossible