But it is a blessed provision of nature that at times like these, as soon as a man's mercury has got down to a certain point there comes a revulsion, and he rallies. Hope springs up, and cheerfulness along with it, and then he is in good shape to do something for himself, if anything can be done.

Nothing helps scenery like bacon and eggs.

Is it, perhaps, possible that there are two kinds of Civilization-one for home consumption and one for the heathen market?

I was in one of the most grand attitudes I ever struck, with my arm stretched up pointing to the sun. It was a noble effect. You could see the shudder sweep the mass like a wave.

But in this country we have one great privilege which they don't have in other countries. When a thing gets to be absolutely unbearable the people can rise up and throw it off. That's the finest asset we've got - the ballot box.

Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very"; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.

Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.