Many are called but few get up.

Diplomacy is living in state.

When I go abroad I always sail from Boston because it is such a pleasant place to get away from.

A man must love a thing very much if he not only practices it without any hope of fame and money, but even... without any hope of doing it well.

To babble is to make a feminine noise somewhat resembling the sound of a brook, but with less meaning.

The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scotts as a joke, but the Scotts haven't seen the joke yet.

Tact is to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.