No man has an appreciation so various that his judgment is good upon all varieties of literary work.

Too much is just enough.

Diligence is a good thing, but taking things easy is much more restful.

There was never a century nor a country that was short of experts who knew the Deity's mind and were willing to reveal it.

None but an ass pays a compliment and asks a favour at the same time. There are many asses.

Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.

The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things. It is chief of this world'd luxuries, king by grace of God over all the fruits of the earth. When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat. It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.