Tell the truth or trump-but get the trick.

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.

Golden rule: Made of hard metal so it could stand severe wear, it not being known at that time that butter would answer.

A German joke is no laughing matter.

If all the fools in this world should die, lordly God how lonely I should be.

What is there in Rome for me to see that others have not seen before me? What is there for me to touch that others have not touched? What is there for me to feel, to learn, to hear, to know, that shall thrill me before it pass to others? What can I discover?--Nothing. Nothing whatsoever. One charm of travel dies here.

The first time a student realizes that a little learning is a dangerous thing is when he brings home a poor report card.