They all laid their heads together like as many lawyers when they are gettin' ready to prove that a man's heirs ain't got any right to his property.

The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow.

I think I can say, and say with pride, that we have some legislatures that bring higher prices than any in the world.

Martyrdom covers a multitude of sins.

I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.

Whenever he was out of luck and a little down-hearted, he would fall to mourning over the loss of a wonderful cat he used to own (for where women and children are not, men of kindly impulses take up with pets, for they must love something)

More than one cigar at a time is excessive smoking.