The only certainties in life are death and taxes.

That's just the way: a person does a low-down thing, and then he don't want to take no consequences of it. Thinks as long as he can hide it, it ain't no disgrace.

If I cannot smoke in heaven, then I shall not go.

As a thinker and planner the ant is the equal of any savage race of men; as a self-educated specialist in several arts she is the superior of any savage race of men; and in one or two high mental qualities she is above the reach of any man, savage or civilized!

The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow.

To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours.

The cost of living hasn't effected its popularity.