I do not know what we should do without the pulpit. We could better spare the sun-the moon, anyway.

We consider that any man who can fiddle all through one of those Virginia Reels without losing his grip may be depended upon in any kind of musical emergency.

The humorous writer professes to awaken and direct your love, your pity, your kindness--your scorn for untruth, pretension, imposture....He takes upon himself to be the week-day preacher.

Religion consists in a set of things which the average man thinks he believes and wishes he was certain of.

There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus and upset the convictions and debauch the emotions of an audience not practiced in the tricks and delusions of oratory

I saw a startling sight today, a politician with his hands in his own pockets.

No man is straitly honest to any but himself and God.