Every generalization is dangerous, especially this one.

The slowness of one section of the world about adopting the valuable ideas of another section of it is a curious thing and unaccountable.

...mastery of the art and spirit of the Germanic language enables a man to travel all day in one sentence without changing cars.

When the time comes that a man has had his dinner, then the true man comes to the surface

If you have to swallow a frog, don't stare at it too long.

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.

Never be haughty to the humble, never be humble to the haughty.