The signs of excessive indulgence in this destructive pastime are easily detectable. They are these: A disposition to eat, to drink, to smoke, to meet together convivially, to laugh, to joke, and tell indelicate stories— and mainly, a yearning to paint pictures.

It is noble to teach oneself; it is still nobler to teach others.

I can always tell which is the front end of a horse, but beyond that, my art is not above the ordinary.

...fry me an optimist for breakfast.

Man is the only religious animal. In the Holy task of smoothing his brother's path to the happiness of heaven, he has turned the globe into a graveyard.

An American has not seen the United States until he has seen Mardi-Gras in New Orleans.

Man can seldom - very, very, seldom - fight a winning fight against his training; the odds are too heavy.