An honest politician is an oxymoron.

I don't know anything about this man. Anyhow, I only know two things about him. One is, he has never been in jail, and the other is, I don't know why.

Of all the animals, man is the only one that lies.

You can't reason with your heart; it has its own laws, and thumps about things which the intellect scorns.

Next to possessing genius one's self is the power of appreciating it in others.

When I am king they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books, for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved.

It has been said that a Scotchman has not seen the world until he has seen Edinburgh; and I think that I may say that an American has not seen the United States until he has seen Mardi Gras in New Orleans.