Whenever we come upon one of those intensely right words in a book or a newspaper the resulting effect is physical as well as spiritual, and electrically prompt.

If you are with the quality, or at a funeral, or trying to go to sleep when you ain't sleepy - if you are anywheres where it won't do for you to scratch, why you will itch all over in upwards of a thousand places.

To avoid being drawn into error, keep a firm grip on the truth.

Every generalization is dangerous, especially this one.

Satan hasn't a single salaried helper; the Opposition employs a million.

Adam was but human—this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple's sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden. The mistake was in not forbidding the serpent; then he would have eaten the serpent.

I have only one moral precept; never smoke more than five cigars at a time.