It is a time when one's spirit is subdued and sad, one knows not why; when the past seems a storm-swept desolation, life a vanity and a burden, and the future but a way to death.

The only very marked difference between the average civilized man and the average savage is that the one is gilded and the other is painted.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do day after tomorrow just as well.

There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.

Age enlarges and enriches the powers of some musical instruments - notably those of the violin - but it seems to set a piano's teeth on edge.

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

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.