A man's first duty is to his own conscience and honor; the party and country come second to that, and never first.

Of the delights of this world man cares most for sexual intercourse.

Is it, perhaps, possible that there are two kinds of Civilization-one for home consumption and one for the heathen market?

One day man by the slow processes of evolution shall develop into something really fine and high - some billions of years hence, say.

There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by ridicule, howsoever poor and witless.

Eloquence is the essential thing in a speech, not information.

There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance: his character is about perfect, he is the choicest spirit among all the humbler animals, yet see what ridicule has brought him to. Instead of feeling complimented when we are called an ass, we are left in doubt.