If you should rear a duck in the heart of the Sahara, no doubt it would swim if you brought it to the Nile.

In Austria an editor who can write well is valuable, but he is not likely to remain so unless he can handle a sabre with charm.

The truth hurts, but silence kills.

Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.

It is a mistake that there is no bath that will cure people's manners, but drowning would help.

Not until you become a stranger to yourself will you be able to make acquaintance with the Friend.

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.