There isn't anything so grotesque or so incredible that the average human being can't believe it.

We take a natural interest in novelties, but it is against nature to take an interest in familiar things.

Wilson stopped and stood silent. Inattention dies a quick and sure death when a speaker does that.

It takes me a long time to lose my temper, but once lost I could not find it with a dog.

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

I have been on the verge of being an angel all my life, but it's never happened yet.

Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.