Lord save us all from a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms.

We are chameleons, and our partialities and prejudices change place with an easy and blesses facility, and we are soon wonted to the change and happy in it.

Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass.

I shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes.

Do one thing every day you don't want to do.

I make it a rule never to smoke while I'm sleeping.

We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they was made, or only just happened - Jim he allowed they was made, but I allowed they happened; I judged it would have took too long to make so many. Jim said the moon could a laid them; well that looked kind of reasonable, so I didn't say nothing against it, because I've seen a frog lay most as many, so of course It could be done.