In Paris they just simply opened their eyes and stared when we spoke to them in French! We never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language.

Names are not always what they seem.

Humorists of the 'mere' sort cannot survive. Humor is only a fragrance, a decoration.

The future interests me - I'm going to spend the rest of my life there.

It is higher and nobler to be kind.

There has been much tragedy in my life; at least half of it actually happened.

...we all know that in all matters of mere opinion that [every] man is insane-just as insane as we are...we know exactly where to put our finger upon his insanity: it is where his opinion differs from ours....All Democrats are insane, but not one of them knows it. None but the Republicans. All the Republicans are insane, but only the Democrats can perceive it. The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.